THEINSPIRATIONFORTHETELEVISIONDRAMAZ:THEBEGINNINGOFEVERYTHINGWithbrilliantinsightandimagination,ThereseAnneFowler’sNewYorkTimesbestsellerZbringsusZelda’sirresistiblestoryassheherselfmighthavetoldit.IwishIcouldtelleveryonewhothinkswe’reruined,Lookcloser...andyou’llseesomethingextraordinary,mystifying,somethingrealandtrue.Wehaveneverbeenwhatweseemed.Whenbeautiful,recklessSouthernbelleZeldaSayremeetsF.ScottFitzgeraldatacountryclubdancein1918,sheisseventeenyearsoldandheisayoungarmylieutenantstationedinAlabama.Beforelong,the“ungettable“Zeldahasfallenforhimdespitehisunsuitability:Scottisn’twealthyorprominentorevenaSoutherner,andkeepsinsisting,absurdly,thathiswritingwillbringhimbothfortuneandfame.Herfatherisdeeplyunimpressed.ButafterScottsellshisfirstnovel,ThisSideofParadise,toScribner’s,Zeldaoptimisticallyboardsatrainnorth,tomarryhiminthevestryofSt.Patrick’sCathedralandtaketherestasitcomes.Whatcomes,hereatthedawnoftheJazzAge,isunimaginedattentionandsuccessandcelebritythatwillmakeScottandZeldalegendsintheirowntime.Everyonewantstomeetthedashingyoungauthorofthescandalousnovel--andhiswitty,perhapsevenmorescandalouswife.Zeldabobsherhair,adoptsdaringnewfashions,andrevelsinthiswildnewworld.Eachplacetheygobecomesaplayground:NewYorkCity,LongIsland,Hollywood,Paris,andtheFrenchRiviera--wheretheyjointheendlesspartyoftheglamorous,sometimesdoomedLostGenerationthatincludesErnestHemingway,SaraandGeraldMurphy,andGertrudeStein.Everythingseemsnewandpossible.Troubles,atfirst,seemtofadelikemorningmist.ButnotevenJayGatsby’spartiesgoonforever.WhoisZelda,otherthanthewifeofafamous--sometimesinfamous--husband?HowcansheforgeherownidentitywhilefightingherdemonsandScott’s,too?
HOLLYWOOD Hollywood LONGISLAND LongIsland NOVEL PARIS Paris
