Bibliograph

Deliberate cruelty, Truman Capote, the millionaire's wife, and the murder of the century, Roseanne Montillo

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Deliberate cruelty, Truman Capote, the millionaire's wife, and the murder of the century, Roseanne Montillo

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Deliberate cruelty

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Roseanne Montillo

Sub title

Truman Capote, the millionaire's wife, and the murder of the century

Summary

In 1955, Anne Woodward, a former showgirl turned society wife, accidentally shot and killed her husband Billy when she mistook him for a midnight prowler. But was it accidental? The case never went to trial, and Billy's family banished Ann to Europe without her children. Truman Capote became obsessed with Anne, and when an excerpt of his book Answered prayers was released, Ann's story was at its vicious center. She killed herself when it was published. Montillo has created an insightful and cautionary look into the true price of wealth and fame. -- adapted from jacket

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