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Beautiful Fools R.Clifton Spargo

Beautiful Fools By R Clifton Spargo

Beautiful Fools by R.Clifton Spargo


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Summary

Beautiful Fools reimagines the relationship between F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald; a lyrical portrayal of an intense romance that ultimately destroyed them. Spargo gives us a touching vision of the Fitzgeralds' marriage and the man who penned The Great Gatsby.

Beautiful Fools Summary

Beautiful Fools by R.Clifton Spargo

Beautiful Fools reimagines the relationship between F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald; a lyrical portrayal of an intense romance that ultimately destroyed them. Their standing as one of America's most debonair couples is tarnished by alcoholism, debt and Zelda's increasing instability. But they endure, both unaware that Scott's sudden death will soon end their love story once and for all. Spargo gives us a touching vision of the Fitzgeralds' marriage and the man who penned The Great Gatsby.

Beautiful Fools Reviews

'This is historical fiction at its best. Evocative, wistful, suffused with a sense of loss and longing.'

* TLS *

'A work of genuine literary talent Spargos characters transcend reality and become rich and fictional, and the novel, in the forms paradoxical brilliance speaks truth through invention. Spargo's Fitzgeralds come alive'

* Spectator *

'Beautiful Fools is a poignant, heart-wrenching, and tender portrayal of a couple who desperately try to hang on to a doomed love'

* Historical Novel Reviews *

About R.Clifton Spargo

R. Clifton Spargo is the recipient of a Glimmer Trains Award for New Writers as well as the Fiction Open Contest, and is a recent finalist for the Flannery OConnor Award for Short Fiction. He is a graduate of Edinburgh University and has taught creative writing at numerous universities. He writes a blog for the Huffington Post.

Additional information

GOR006451582
9780715647462
0715647466
Beautiful Fools by R.Clifton Spargo
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Duckworth Overlook
2014-05-22
368
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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