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Writers Between the Covers: The Scandalous Romantic Lives of Legendary Literary Casanovas, Coquettes, and Cads
Writers Between the Covers The Scandalous Romantic Lives of Legendary Literary Casanovas Coquettes and Cads Author:Joni Rendon, Shannon McKenna Schmidt What happened off the page was often a lot spicier than what was written on it... — — Why did Norman Mailer stab his second wife at a party? Who was Edith Wharton?s secret transatlantic lover? What motivated Anaïs Nin to become a bigamist? — — Writers Between the Covers rips the sheets off these and other real-life love stories of the literati... more »—some with fairy tale endings and others that resulted in break-ups, breakdowns, and brawls. Among the writers laid bare are Agatha Christie, who sparked the largest-ever manhunt in England as her marriage fell apart; Arthur Miller, whose jaw-dropping pairing with Marilyn Monroe proved that opposites attract, at least initially; and T.S. Eliot, who slept in a deckchair on his disastrous honeymoon.
From the best break-up letters to the stormiest love triangles to the boldest cougars and cradle-robbers, this fun and accessible volume—packed with lists, quizzes and in-depth exposés—reveals literary history?s most titillating loves, lusts, and longings. « less
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