Writers Between the Covers - The Scandalous Romantic Lives of Legendary Literary Casanovas, Coquet

What happened off the page was often a lot spicier than what was written on it... Why did Norman Mailer stab his second wife at a party? Who was Edith Wharton’s secret transatlantic lover? What motivated Anaïs Nin to become a bigamist? Writers Between the Covers rips the sheets off these and other real-life love stories of the literati--some with fairy tale endings and others that resulted in break-ups, breakdowns, and brawls. Among the writers laid bare are Agatha Christie, who sparked the largest-ever manhunt in England as her marriage fell apart; Arthur Miller, whose jaw-dropping pairing with Marilyn Monroe proved that opposites attract, at least initially; and T.S. Eliot, who slept in a deckchair on his disastrous honeymoon. From the best break-up letters to the stormiest love triangles to the boldest cougars and cradle-robbers, this fun and accessible volume--packed with lists, quizzes and in-depth exposés--reveals literary history’s most titillating loves, lusts, and longings.

Product details

• Authors: Joni Rendon, Rendon Joni, Shannon Mckenna Schmidt
• Publisher: Plume USA
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.10.2013
• EAN: 9780452298460
• ISBN: 978-0-452-29846-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 205 mm x 15 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, Biography: literary, HISTORY / World, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, General & world history, General and world history, Biography: writers, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Sexual Behaviour