The Swans of Fifth Avenue

Exceptional storytelling . . . teeming with scandal, gossip and excitement. Harper s Bazaar

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. People

The era and the sordid details come back to life in this jewel of a novel. O: The Oprah Magazine
 
Shamelessly gossipy . . . a catty, juicy read that s like a three-martini lunch. USA Today
 
[Captures] the mesmerizing sparkle and scandal of New York high society in the 1950s. Chicago Tribune
 
Tantalizing . . . Readers will fall into a world of glitz, glamour and the exciting life of the rich and famous. The details and conversations are so rich, you may forget you're reading a novel. Associated Press
 
Highly entertaining. The Washington Post

Take Gossip Girl and move it to the 50s. theSkimm
 
[Melanie] Benjamin has given us a compelling look at an American icon, a talented yet vulnerable man, and the complex woman he loved in his own distinctive way. The Philadelphia Inquirer

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. The swans are outmatched only by the elegance of Melanie Benjamin s prose captivatingly earnest and sophisticated. 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 . . . not to be missed. Lynn Cullen, bestselling author of Mrs. Poe