Z - A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

Zusatztext A novel that is as hearbreaking as it is mesmerizing. Just magnificent . Informationen zum Autor Therese Anne Fowler was born in Illinois and is a graduate of North Carolina State University, where she earned a BA in sociology and an MFA in creative writing. She taught undergraduate fiction writing and was editorial assistant for the literary magazine Obsidian III before leaving to write fiction full-time. ThereseAnneFowler.com twitter.com/ThereseFowler facebook.com/thereseannefowler.books Klappentext Before F. Scott Fitzgerald was a literary darling, before he'd even begun to imagine The Great Gatsby or Benjamin Button, he was a young WWI army lieutenant who fell hard for a spirited Southern belle named Zelda Sayre. Zelda was the embodiment of the Jazz Age and the Roaring Twenties. She was vibrant, headstrong, complicated and misunderstood. If ever a couple ... became an era, it was F Scott Fitzgerald and his glamorous "flapper" wife, Zelda. They were the Jazz Age. The Independent 'An utterly engrossing portrayal of Zelda Fitzgerald and the legendary circles in which she moved. In the spirit of Loving Frank and The Paris Wife, Therese Anne Fowler shines a light on Zelda instead of her more famous husband, providing both justice and the voice she struggled to have heard in her lifetime.' Sara Gruen, bestselling author of Water for Elephants Finely researched, entertaining and very plausible. Vogue UK A brilliant example of what biographical fiction can be. Read it, read it, read it. The Daily Mail An often superb novel. Independent on Sunday Fowler articulates the story of Zelda in the first person, encapsulating her struggle exquisitely. She amplifies Zelda's whisper into a lion's roar. Our girl finally gets the justice, autonomy, and recognition she so desperately craved in her lifetime. The era is projected in full technicolour and makes for utterly compulsive reading. Stylist A treat. Sunday Times Style In her new novel Z, Fowler draws a compellingly complete portrait of that other Paris (and New York and St. Paul and Long Island) wife: mother, painter, writer, flapper, feminist Zelda Sayre Fitzgerald. USA Today A thrilling read. Stylist.co.uk Zips along addictively and exposes the dark side of artistic ambition. Entertainment Weekly A gorgeously rendered piece of literary entertainment, not a biography but rather a love story set in the Jazz Age. New York Daily News A must-read. Marie Claire Captures the playful, deeply loving, sexy relationship between the young Fitzgeralds. Huffington Post Z is a fictional account of Zelda Fitzgerald's life - giving voice to the determined, intelligent and vibrant woman who struggled to find her identity in the shadow of her husband, whose demons challenged them both with heartbreaking consequences. An unforgettable read. Australian Woman's Weekly Thoughtful and emotionally charged, Z is a mesmerising piece of fiction that brings to life an era and the set of people who defined it. Faithfully researched, written with brio and style, it is a must-read for Fitzgerald obsessives but should also captivate readers coming new to the legend. New Zealand Herald Sassy, witty and compulsively readable, Z is destined to put Fowler on the literary map. Weekend Herald (NZ) Narrated by Fowler's imagined voice of Zelda Fitzgerald, this is the touching and ultimately tragic love story of Zelda and her husband, F Scott Fitzgerald. Like much of their life, reality played like an F Scott Fitzgerald novel - full of glamour, alcohol and bad behaviour. This is an engrossing read of celebrity life. In some ways the story is specific to the between the war years and that fascinating creative group of writers and artists. In particular the opportunities for women beyond the role of home-maker drew Zelda and frustrated Scott. In other ways, perhaps things haven't changed that much as bright starts shine and burn out. Am...

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If ever a couple ... became an era, it was F Scott Fitzgerald and his glamorous "flapper" wife, Zelda. They were the Jazz Age. Independent

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• Authors: Therese Anne Fowler, Therese Fowler, Therese A Fowler, Therese Anne Fowler
• Publisher: Two Roads
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 12.09.2013
• EAN: 9781444761436
• ISBN: 978-1-4447-6143-6
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 131 mm x 197 mm x 25 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Historical / General, FICTION / Literary