{"product_id":"savage-beauty-nancy-milford-9780375760815","title":"Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay","description":"\u003cb\u003eThirty years after the smashing success of \u003ci\u003eZelda\u003c\/i\u003e, Nancy Milford returns with a stunning second act. \u003ci\u003eSavage Beauty \u003c\/i\u003eis the portrait of a passionate, fearless woman who obsessed American ever as she tormented herself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eONE OF \u003ci\u003eESQUIRE\u003c\/i\u003e'S 50 BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eLittle Women\u003c\/i\u003e, with a touch of \u003ci\u003eMommie Dearest\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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, \u003ci\u003eSavage Beauty\u003c\/i\u003e is an iconic portrait of a woman's life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Nancy Milford\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375760814\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375760815\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Trade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 608\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.04h x 5.21w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.4\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e78319 \/ Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooksense '76 Sep\/Oct 2002\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2002 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/15\/2002 pg. 28\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/09\/2009 pg. 49","brand":"Nancy Milford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44046138933503,"sku":"9780375760815","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_654d6ab4-df6d-453b-96bf-0f8dbc79bb38.jpg?v=1684982860","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/savage-beauty-nancy-milford-9780375760815","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}