THE SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE

Book ID/图书代码： 03720015B77358

English Summary/英文概要： The New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife returns 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.P> Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley. Her flawless face regularly graces the pages of Vogue, and 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.

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 entrée 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.

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. The Swans of Fifth Avenue will seduce and startle readers as it opens the door onto one of America’s most sumptuous eras.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 《纽约时报》畅销书《The Aviator’s Wife》的作者带来全新力作——有关20世纪50年代纽约“天鹅”以及文学传奇杜鲁门•卡波特与社交名媛Babe Paley之间粗综复杂的友谊。

Babe Paley是当时纽约最为瞩目的上层社会社交名媛，经常登上《Vogue》杂志，也是被卡波特成为“天鹅”的名媛中最瞩目的一位。乍看之下，Babe Paley拥有所有人羡慕的一切：金钱、美貌、优雅、珠宝、有钱有势的朋友、有名望的丈夫和华丽的宅邸。但在这华丽的外表之下，是一个热情的女人——迫切地寻求真爱和连接的女人。

而天才作家卡波特的出现令Babe和她的“天鹅”朋友们京东万分。通过Babe，卡波特成功打入上流社交圈，结交了众多朋友。Babe一直认为卡波特对其忠心不二，因此，他的离开对其造成了巨大的打击。而之后爆发的文学界丑闻对后世产生了深远的影响。

本书将带领读者进入美国最奢华的时代之一，揭开令人震惊的真相。（LYR）

Awards/获奖情况：“这部引人入胜的小说将卡波特和‘天鹅’们奇怪、神秘的关系进行了全新的想象，可谓作者的代表作。读到最后，我们开始关心这些集权力、优雅、美貌于一身的女性，也开始关心卡波特。”——Sara Gruen《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著有《Water for Elephants》

“非常美妙的传奇故事……作者将卡波特最大的丑闻变成了读书俱乐部下一部必选作品。”——Jamie Ford，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著有《Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet》

“本季必读书……从卡波特致命的魅力，到Babe悲剧性的优雅，作者形象、细节地描绘了一个失落的世界。”——Michael Callahan，作家，著有《Searching for Grace Kelly》

“The strange and fascinating relationship between Truman Capote and his ‘swans’ is wonderfully reimagined in this engrossing novel. It’s a credit to Benjamin that we end up caring so much for these women of power, grace, and beauty—and for Capote, too.”—Sara Gruen, New York Times bestselling author of Water for Elephants

“A delicious tale . . . Melanie Benjamin has turned Truman Capote’s greatest scandal into your next must-read book-club selection.”—Jamie Ford, New York Times bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet

“Reading The Swans of Fifth Avenue is like being ushered into a party where you’re offered champagne and fed the sumptuous secrets of New York’s elite—without having to pay the price afterward.”—Vanessa Diffenbaugh, New York Times bestselling author of The Language of Flowers

“Benjamin convincingly portrays a large cast of colorful historical figures while crafting a compelling, gossipy narrative with rich emotional depth.”—Library Journal

“The beautiful people of the fifties and sixties glitter in this riveting tale of betrayal and greed. . . . Irresistible, astonishing, and told with verve.”—Lynn Cullen, bestselling author of Mrs. Poe

“The season’s must-read guilty pleasure . . . From Truman Capote’s devious charm to Babe Paley’s tragic glamour, Melanie Benjamin conjures, in vivid detail, a lost world.”—Michael Callahan, author of Searching for Grace Kelly

“A deliciously spiky novel of love and betrayal.”—Alex George, author of A Good American

In addition, here is the latest review from the January 31st 2016 USA Today:

“Novelists these days aren’t content to let the famous dead rest — not when they can provide the fodder for best-selling historical fiction (see The Paris Wife, etc.). Now Melanie Benjamin, whose novel The Aviator’s Wife exposed the rather grim marriage of Charles and Anne Morrow Lindbergh, resurrects writer Truman Capote (In Cold Blood) and his circle of New York socialites known as the “Swans.” As the shamelessly gossipy The Swans of Fifth Avenue opens, Capote has just published La Cote Basque 1965, a thinly disguised story about his glamorous friends. Most significantly, he’s betrayed the beautiful Babe Paley, his true (if platonic) soul mate. How could he? Swans is a catty, juicy read that’s like a three-martini lunch: fun while it lasts, but you’ll feel a bit woozy and contrite afterward”.

“The era and the sordid details come back to life in this jewel of a novel.”—O: The Oprah Magazine

About the Author/作者介绍： Melanie Benjamin，《纽约时报》畅销书作家，著有《The Aviator’s Wife》《The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb》《Alice I Have Been》。现居住在芝加哥，正在进行下一部历史小说的创作。

Melanie Benjamin is the New York Times bestselling author of The Aviator’s Wife, The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb, and Alice I Have Been. Benjamin lives in Chicago, where she is at work on her next historical novel.

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold to date: Italian Neri Pozza and Spanish to Algaida. Rights sold: Neri Pozza in Italy. Neri Pozza (Italian) and Algaida (Spanish), HC Humanitas Fiction (Romanian), we are so pleased to report we have licensed French rights to Albin Michel.

Her most recent books’ licensess: SWANS OF FIFTH AVENUE: French (Albin Michel), Italian (Neri Pozza), Polish (Foksal), Romanian (SC Humanitas), Spanish (Algaida). AVIATOR’S WIFE: Bulgarian (Hermes), French (Lafon), Hungarian (Pioneer Books), Italian (Neri Pozza), Polish (Muza), Russian (Exem), Serbian (Laguna).

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