Synopses & Reviews
According to legend, Zelda Fitzgerald was the Golden Girl of the Roaring Twenties, the archetypal Southern belle who became the first American flapper" in the words of her husband, F. Scott Fitzgerald, the quintessential novelist of the period. But the legend has long obscured the real woman.
Five years in the making, this powerful biography presents a far more complex and controversial portrait both of Zelda and of the Fitzgeralds marriage. The Zelda Sally Cline reveals was a serious artist: a painter of disturbing vision, a talented dancer, and a dazzlingly original writer. Unsatisfied with the identities Scott allowed herof glamorous wife and flapper incarnateyet dependent on him, she struggled to define herself and make her creative mark within the confines of their dysfunctional love. Quoting extensively from Zeldas highly autobiographical writings, Sally Cline brings us her authentic voice. In doing so, she provides a cogent, convincing context to Zeldas tragedy.
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"Cline displays sympathy for Zelda and valiantly strives to raise that compassion in the reader." Lynne Zielinski, The Huntsville Times
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"While Zeldas enigmatic character and her descent into madness have been well-documented before, British writer Sally Cline succeeds in breathing fresh life into this jazz-age icon in her meticulously documented and eminently readable biography." Washington Post Book World
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"Exhaustively researched." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)
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"Wrapped up in a thorough biography, a strong case for why the unfortunate Zelda Fitzgerald should be remembered as an artist foremost, not merely as a victim of mental illness." Kirkus Reviews
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The first major biography in more than 30 years to focus on the "high priestess of the Jazz Age" breaks new ground by giving full space to the woman and artist behind the legend. of photos.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [405]-475) and index.