{"title":"Melanie Benjamin","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"the-swans-of-fifth-avenue-melanie-benjamin-paperback","title":"The Swans of Fifth Avenue -- Melanie Benjamin, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - The author of \u003ci\u003eThe Aviator's Wife \u003c\/i\u003ereturns with a triumphant new novel about New York's \"Swans\" of the 1950s--and the scandalous, headline-making, and enthralling friendship between literary legend Truman Capote and peerless socialite Babe Paley.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople's \u003c\/i\u003eBook of the Week - \u003ci\u003eUSA Today's \u003c\/i\u003e#1 \"New and Noteworthy\" Book - \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Must List - \u003ci\u003eLibraryReads\u003c\/i\u003e Top Ten Pick\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley. Her flawless face regularly graces the pages of \u003ci\u003eVogue, \u003c\/i\u003eand she is celebrated and adored for her ineffable style and exquisite taste, especially among her friends--the alluring socialite Swans Slim Keith, C. Z. Guest, Gloria Guinness, and Pamela Churchill. By all appearances, Babe has it all: money, beauty, glamour, jewels, influential friends, a prestigious husband, and gorgeous homes. But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman--a woman desperately longing for true love and connection. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Enter Truman Capote. This diminutive golden-haired genius with a larger-than-life personality explodes onto the scene, setting Babe and her circle of Swans aflutter. Through Babe, Truman gains an unlikely entr e into the enviable lives of Manhattan's elite, along with unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babe's powerful circle. Sure of the loyalty of the man she calls \"True Heart,\" Babe never imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake. But once a storyteller, always a storyteller--even when the stories aren't his to tell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Truman's fame is at its peak when such notable celebrities as Frank and Mia Sinatra, Lauren Bacall, and Rose Kennedy converge on his glittering Black and White Ball. But all too soon, he'll ignite a literary scandal whose repercussions echo through the years. \u003ci\u003eThe Swans of Fifth Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e will seduce and startle readers as it opens the door onto one of America's most sumptuous eras. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Swans of Fifth Avenue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Exceptional storytelling . . . teeming with scandal, gossip and excitement.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"This moving fictionalization brings the whole cast of characters back to vivid life. Gossipy and fun, it's also a nuanced look at the beauty and cruelty of a rarefied, bygone world.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The era and the sordid details come back to life in this jewel of a novel.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eO: The Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/25\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345528704\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Aviator's Wife, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Alice I Have Been\u003c\/i\u003e. 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For in order to survive--and strike a blow against their Nazi \"guests\"--Blanche and Claude must spin a web of deceit that ensnares everything and everyone they cherish. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut one secret is shared between Blanche and Claude alone--the secret that, in the end, threatens to imperil both of their lives, and to bring down the legendary Ritz itself. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on true events, \u003ci\u003eMistress of the Ritz\u003c\/i\u003e is a taut tale of suspense wrapped up in a love story for the ages, the inspiring story of a woman and a man who discover the best in each other amid the turbulence of war. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMistress of the Ritz\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"No one writes of the complexities of women's lives and loves like Melanie Benjamin. In \u003ci\u003eMistress of the Ritz\u003c\/i\u003e, Benjamin brings wartime Paris brilliantly to life. . . . Intense, illuminating, and ultimately inspiring \"\u003cb\u003e--Elizabeth Letts, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eFinding Dorothy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Melanie Benjamin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bantam\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/26\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780399182266\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMelanie Benjamin\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Children's Blizzard\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMistress of the Ritz, The Girls in the Picture, The Swans of Fifth Avenue, The Aviator's Wife, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAlice I Have Been\u003c\/i\u003e. 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