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Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
by Milford, Nancy
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 039457589X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394575896
- Seller
-
Easthampton, Massachusetts, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Random House, 2001. First Edition / First Printing. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. FFEP contains sticker residue and date stamp. Else Very good book in protective Mylar with light soiling to text block. DJ lightly scuffed.
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
- Book Moon
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 457
- Title
- Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay
- Author
- Milford, Nancy
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition / First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 039457589X
- ISBN 13
- 9780394575896
- Publisher
- Random House
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2001
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About the Seller
Book Moon
Biblio member since 2020
Easthampton, Massachusetts
About Book Moon
Located in the bookstore-rich community of Western Massachusetts, Book Moon is a brand new independent bookshop selling new and used books and collectible first editions. Book Moon is run by Kelly Link & Gavin J. (of Small Beer Press). They welcome dogs large and small, and offer mysterious book bundles wrapped in brown paper and tied up with string.
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