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A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

Therese Anne Fowler

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English
TWO ROADS
29 October 2013
ABBEY'S CHOICE APRIL 2013 ----- Zelda Sayre is a Montgomery debutante, a beautiful daredevil of a girl, indulged and talented. She catches the eye of a young man stationed nearby, waiting to be called up to do his bit in the European war. Francis Scott Fitzgerald is everything her family does not want for her – Catholic, poor (and worst of all) Yankee, with no prospects and the burning belief he is a writer. Disregarding everything sensible, she falls in love, accepts his proposal and moves to New York. There they become the feted Fitzgeralds, always good for a good time, leading a pack of young Jazz Agers in search of more, more, more. Scott becomes the author of the moment and the pressure to always come up with the next best selling story (along with increasing dependence on alcohol) starts to tear holes in their charmed existence. Moving to France, like many others, only causes more problems, particularly as Scott takes a protégé, by name Ernest Hemingway… Told from Zelda’s point-of-view, this is a marvelously colourful novel, evocative of time and place; and while it is a novelisation of true people and events, it reads with a veracity and immediacy that will have you believing in the character. If you liked The Paris Wife by Paula McLain, you will certainly enjoy this! Lindy
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Imprint:   TWO ROADS
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Dimensions:   Height: 197mm,  Width: 131mm,  Spine: 25mm
Weight:   272g
ISBN:   9781444761436
ISBN 10:   1444761439
Pages:   383
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Therese has a BA in sociology/cultural anthropology and an MFA in creative writing. Her work has won honours from the Faulkner Society and Thomas Wolfe Fiction prize competitions. She was an editorial assistant and taught undergraduate fiction writing before leaving academia to write full-time. An Illinois native , she has two grown sons and two nearly grown stepsons, and currently lives in North Carolina with her husband. www.theresefowler.com http://pinterest.com/tworoadsbooks/zelda-sayre-fitzgerald/ www.tworoadsbooks.com/index.php/books/z/

Reviews for Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald

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 Fowler's convincing interpretation of Zelda Fitzgerald and her marriage to the darling of the Jazz Era, F Scott Fitzgerald, is a hypnotic read. - Herald Scotland


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