Book Review: Melanie Benjamin's The Swans of Fifth Avenue
The Swans of Fifth Avenue – Melanie Benjamin Print Length: 368 pages Publisher: Delacorte Press (January 26, 2016) Publication Date: January 26, 2016 Sold by: Random House LLC How Acquired: Net Galley What's it about: 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 high-profile 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