num_pages: 368
description: From the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviators Wife comes an enthralling new novel about Truman Capotes scandalous headline-making and heart-wrenching friendship with Babe Paley and New Yorks society swans of the 1950s.Centered on two dynamic complicated and compelling protagonistsTruman Capote and Babe Paleythis book is steeped in the glamour and perfumed and smoky atmosphere of New Yorks high society. Babe Paleyknown for her high-profile marriage to CBS founder William Paley and her ranking in the International Best-Dressed Hall of Famewas one of the reigning monarchs of New Yorks high society in the 1950s. Replete with gossip scandal betrayal and a vibrant cast of real-life supporting characters readers will be seduced by this startling new look at the infamous society swans.
language: English
title: The Swans of Fifth Avenue
publisher: Delacorte Press