{"product_id":"9781786090188-swan-song","title":"Swan Song","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLonglisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction 2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE McKITTERICK PRIZE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLONGLISTED FOR THE 2019 WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR THE GOLDSBORO BOOKS GLASS BELL AWARD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAS SEEN ON RYAN MURPHY'S FEUD SEASON 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Sparkling'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Fascinating'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Remarkable'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eWOMAN AND HOME\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Astounding' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eEMERALD STREET\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Glamorous'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Scandalous'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Spellbinding' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY EXPRESS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e___________________________\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo the outside world, they were the icons of high society - the most glamorous and influential women of their age. To Truman Capote they were his Swans: the ideal heroines, as vulnerable as they were powerful. They trusted him with their most guarded, martini-soaked secrets, each believing she was more special and loved than the next.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUntil he betrayed them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Writers write. And one can't be surprised if they write what they know.'\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e______________________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The new Donna Tartt' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A dazzlingly assured first novel. This clever book, with the moreish astringency of a negroni, is a perfect summer cocktail.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA whirlwind of a first novel. There is great pathos in the Swans' woundings and in their inevitable decline. And the character of Truman himself shimmers through the novel in a wonderful blaze of eccentricity and excess. Outstanding\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e.' \u003c\/b\u003eROSE TREMAIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A completely fascinating novel and a marvellously \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eskilful\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e re-imagining of real people, times and places. Outstanding.' \u003c\/b\u003eWILLIAM BOYD\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eOur generation's \u003ci\u003eThe Secret History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e' \u003ci\u003ePENDORA\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003cb\u003eBrilliantly written, deeply researched, funny, sharp and moving.\u003c\/b\u003e' - KATE WILLIAMS, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eJosephine \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Brilliantly captures Capote's acid wit and his dramatic downfall.'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e THE TIMES, Books of the Year\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'This is a first novel of extraordinary skill, a book of which Capote would have been proud' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Greenberg-Jephcott's debut is a devastating read that blurs the lines between vulnerability and narcissism; sex and power. will have you racing breathlessly towards the end' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eTHE POOL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":30367996084321,"sku":"9781786090188","price":8.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32368923.jpg?v=1737197224","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781786090188-swan-song","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}