Swan Song
Longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019
$33.80
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
3 September 2019
Summary
A dazzling debut about Truman Capote, the literary icon of his age, and the beautiful, wealthy, vulnerable women he called his Swans.
WINNER OF THE MCKITTERICK PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 WOMEN’S PRIZE FOR FICTION SHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL AWARD
‘Sparkling’ GUARDIAN ‘Fascinating’ RED ‘Remarkable’ WOMAN AND HOME ‘Astounding’ EMERALD STREET ‘Glamorous’ IRISH TIMES ‘Scandalous’ DAILY MAIL ‘Spellbinding’ SUNDAY EXPRESS
To the outside world, they were…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781786090188 |
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| ISBN-10: | 178609018X |
| Author: | Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Windmill Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 3 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 342g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 29mm |
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Critics Review
A rich, sharp, sting of a book. It made me laugh and grimace and pity monsters. I’m still smiling about it
A rich, sharp, sting of a book. It made me laugh and grimace and pity monsters. I’m still smiling about it – Stu Turton, bestselling author of THE SEVEN DEATHS OF EVELYN HARDCASTLE
Brilliantly captures Capote’s acid wit and his dramatic downfall. * The Times BOOKS OF THE YEAR *
As deliciously gossipy as it is wretched, and Greenberg-Jephcott’s unique rendering of Capote’s squealing drawl of a voice is unforgettable. – Frankie McCoy * Evening Standard BOOKS OF THE YEAR *
Gorgeous… That glittering world - all Dom Perignon, Sobranies, Quaalude and Chanel - is recreated with a lovely eye for detail – Robbie Millen * The Times *
Since reading the totally, totally beautiful Swan Song, I have two new hobbies. Googling photos of Barbara Paley and watching videos of the Camel Walk. – Dolly Alderton
A sparkling debut vividly captures the high society women who punished Capote for his indiscreet reporting * The Guardian *
A dazzlingly assured first novel… This clever book, with the moreish astringency of a negroni, is a perfect summer cocktail * The Sunday Times *
A completely fascinating novel and a marvellously skillful re-imagining of real people, times and places. Outstanding. – William Boyd
This is a first novel of extraordinary skill, a book of which Capote would have been proud – Alex Preston * The Observer *
If a writer is going to craft a novel from well-known events, they might as well do it with brio, which this has in spades… A skilled and sparking debut – Suzi Feay * Guardian *
About The Author
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott
Kelleigh Greenberg-Jephcott was born and raised in Houston, Texas, before coming to call Los Angeles and London her adopted homes. She is a graduate of UEA’s Creative Writing MA course and was the winner of the Bridport Prize Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award. Swan Song, her first novel, was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019, won the McKitterick Prize and was shortlisted for the Goldsboro Books Glass Bell Award.
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