Writers Between the Covers

Writers Between the CoversBy: Joni Rendon, Shannon McKenna Schmidt 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 Whartons secret transatlantic lover? What motivated Anas Nin to become a bigamist? Writers Between the Covers rips the sheets off these and other real life love stories of the literatisome with fairy tale endings and others that resulted in break ups, breakdowns,

By: Joni Rendon, Shannon McKenna Schmidt     

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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.