The Beautiful and Damned

The Beautiful and DamnedThese sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. New York is a playground where they dance and drink for days on end. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the earth. But as money

These sumptuous new hardback editions mark the 70th anniversary of Fitzgerald's death. Anthony and Gloria are the essence of Jazz Age glamour. A brilliant and magnetic couple, they fling themselves at life with an energy that is thrilling. New York is a playground where they dance and drink for days on end. Their marriage is a passionate theatrical performance; they are young, rich, alive and lovely and they intend to inherit the earth. But as money becomes tight, their marriage becomes impossible. And with their inheritance still distant, Anthony and Gloria must grow up and face reality; they may be beautiful but they are also damned.

Binding Type: Hardcover
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 10/25/2011
ISBN: 9780141194073
Pages: 363
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.50w x 1.30d

Review Citations: Entertainment Weekly 12/09/2011 pg. 77

Accelerated Reader Quiz #/Name: 32372 / Beautiful and Damned
Reading Level: 7.7 / Interest Level: Upper Grade / Point Value: 22