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A hard-hitting true crime story and an interesting piece of cultural history, bringing out new facets of some well-known personalities to create a shocking story. -- CrimeReads Montillo's deeply researched expose of the untimely downfall of glittering icons haunted by fundamental insecurities and entrenched demons is a dishy true-crime, literary critique mash-up. -- Booklist This engaging, well-researched book will appeal to true-crime aficionados, Capote fans, and anyone interested in a darkly intriguing story well told. -- Kirkus Reviews In crafting the side-by-side tales of two arriviste strivers born of humble roots, Roseanne Montillo has given us a thrilling, tragic, Gatsby-esque saga. A wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told. -- Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys Montillo tells the story supremely well, with a cool relentlessness reminiscent of Zola. -- Laura Thompson, author of The Heiresses The tragic collision of two lives--Truman Capote and socialite-murderess Ann Woodward--makes for riveting reading in Roseanne Montillo's memorable account of two social-climbing strivers and the lives they touched. -- Meryl Gordon, author of Mrs. Astor Regrets

"A hard-hitting true crime story and an interesting piece of cultural history, bringing out new facets of some well-known personalities to create a shocking story. -- ""CrimeReads"" Montillo's deeply researched exposé of the untimely downfall of glittering icons haunted by fundamental insecurities and entrenched demons is a dishy true-crime, literary critique mash-up. -- ""Booklist"" This engaging, well-researched book will appeal to true-crime aficionados, Capote fans, and anyone interested in a darkly intriguing story well told. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" In crafting the side-by-side tales of two arriviste strivers born of humble roots, Roseanne Montillo has given us a thrilling, tragic, Gatsby-esque saga. A wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told. -- ""Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys"" Montillo tells the story supremely well, with a cool relentlessness reminiscent of Zola. -- ""Laura Thompson, author of The Heiresses"" The tragic collision of two lives--Truman Capote and socialite-murderess Ann Woodward--makes for riveting reading in Roseanne Montillo's memorable account of two social-climbing strivers and the lives they touched. -- ""Meryl Gordon, author of Mrs. Astor Regrets """

A hard-hitting true crime story and an interesting piece of cultural history, bringing out new facets of some well-known personalities to create a shocking story. -- ""CrimeReads"" Montillo's deeply researched exposé of the untimely downfall of glittering icons haunted by fundamental insecurities and entrenched demons is a dishy true-crime, literary critique mash-up. -- ""Booklist"" This engaging, well-researched book will appeal to true-crime aficionados, Capote fans, and anyone interested in a darkly intriguing story well told. -- ""Kirkus Reviews"" In crafting the side-by-side tales of two arriviste strivers born of humble roots, Roseanne Montillo has given us a thrilling, tragic, Gatsby-esque saga. A wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told. -- ""Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys"" Montillo tells the story supremely well, with a cool relentlessness reminiscent of Zola. -- ""Laura Thompson, author of The Heiresses"" The tragic collision of two lives--Truman Capote and socialite-murderess Ann Woodward--makes for riveting reading in Roseanne Montillo's memorable account of two social-climbing strivers and the lives they touched. -- ""Meryl Gordon, author of Mrs. Astor Regrets ""

In crafting the side-by-side tales of two arriviste strivers born of humble roots, Roseanne Montillo has given us a thrilling, tragic, Gatsby-esque saga. A wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told. -- Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys Montillo tells the story supremely well, with a cool relentlessness reminiscent of Zola. -- Laura Thompson, author of The Heiresses The tragic collision of two lives--Truman Capote and socialite-murderess Ann Woodward--makes for riveting reading in Roseanne Montillo's memorable account of two social-climbing strivers and the lives they touched. -- Meryl Gordon, author of Mrs. Astor Regrets

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Roseanne Montillo is an accomplished author of six nonfiction books, including Fire on the Track, named a best book of the year by the Boston Globe. She received her MFA degree from Emerson College and her BFA from Emerson College. She has taught for Lesley University and the Tufts Extension School, as well as in the Institute of Liberal Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies at Emerson College. Mia Barron has worked at theaters in New York and around the country. Her film and television credits include The Guiding Light and the independent feature The F Word. She has won an AudioFile Earphones Award, and in 2003 she was awarded the Publishers Weekly Listen Up Award for her audiobook narration.

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