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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay Milford, Nancy
by Milford, Nancy
- Used
- Good
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 039457589X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394575896
- Seller
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Hopkinsville, Kentucky, United States
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About This Item
Random House, 2001-09-03. hardcover. Good. 7x2x10. The copy is in really good shape with crisp clean pages. Outer covers show normal wear. There is a beautiful gift inscription.
Synopsis
Thirty years after the smashing success of Zelda, Nancy Milford returns with a stunning second act. Savage Beauty is the portrait of a passionate, fearless woman who obsessed American ever as she tormented herself.If F. Scott Fitzgerald was the hero of the Jazz Age, Edna St. Vincent Millay, as flamboyant in her love affairs as she was in her art, was its heroine. The first woman ever to win the Pulitzer Prize, Millay was dazzling in the performance of herself. Her voice was likened to an instrument of seduction and her impact on crowds, and on men, was legendary. Yet beneath her studied act, all was not well. Milford calls her book "a family romance"--for the love between the three Millay sisters and their mother was so deep as to be dangerous. As a family, they were like real-life Little Women, with a touch of Mommie Dearest.Nancy Milford was given exclusive access to Millay's papers, and what she found was an extraordinary treasure. Boxes and boxes of letter flew back and forth among the three sisters and their mother--and Millay kept the most intimate diary, one whose ruthless honesty brings to mind Sylvia Plath. Written with passion and flair, Savage Beauty is an iconic portrait of a woman's life.
Reviews
On Mar 29 2014, a reader said:
"Savage Beauty" is about Edna St. Vincent Millay. I knew nothing about her, but the title grabbed my attention at a book sale. I could not put the book down! She was a fascinating, but sad, person. The book is interspersed with some of her poetry. I rarely read poetry, and yet, it worked for me, especially in the context of this book. Much of the information for this bio was obtained from journals/diaries held by Millay's sister, which had not previously been released. A thoroughly fascinating book.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Corner Coffeehouse Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- CCB628
- Title
- Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay Milford, Nancy
- Author
- Milford, Nancy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- ISBN 10
- 039457589X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394575896
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001-09-03
- Size
- 7x2x10
- X weight
- 35 oz
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