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

Montillo, Roseanne, (author.).

Summary:
Describes how author Truman Capote became obsessed with the true crime story of a Manhattan socialite who shot her banking heir husband in 1955, and discusses how publication of his book led to her suicide and his own scandalous downfall.
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

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982153731
  • ISBN: 1982153733
  • Physical Description: 307 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : black and white photographs, portraits ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-305).
Subject: Woodward, Ann, -1975 > Biography.
Capote, Truman, 1924-1984 > Biography.
Murder > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Socialites > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Authors, American > 20th century > Biography.
Scandals > New York (State) > New York > Biography.
Genre: True crime stories.
Biographies.
True crime stories.

Available copies

  • 13 of 15 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 15 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library 364.152 MONTILL (Text) 50686016245842 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Cambria County Library 364.1523 M792d (Text) 85131001854950 CACM Non-Fiction Available -
Carbondale Public Library 364.152 MONTILL (Text) 50688010852623 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Dillsburg Area Public Library Adults 364.15 MON Nonfiction (Text) 34001001426947 Adult Area Available -
Gettysburg Library 364.152 MONTILLO (Text)
Endowment: Ian Magraw Named Endowment, 2022
35740635895931 Nonfiction Available -
Highland Community Library 364.1523 MON (Text) 35610001002984 HGHM New Non-Fiction Checked Out 05/31/2024
Indian Valley Public Library 364.152 Montillo True Crime (Text) 39427103706594 Nonfiction Room: Adult Nonfiction Available -
Memorial Library of Nazareth and Vicinity 364.1523 MON 2022 (Text) 31001101870229 Adult Non Fiction Available -
North Wales Area Library 364.152 Montillo (Text) 35410000826974 NWAL Non-Fiction Available -
Parkland Community Library 364.1523 MON (Text) 34422007202431 Adult Nonfiction Available -

Summary: Describes how author Truman Capote became obsessed with the true crime story of a Manhattan socialite who shot her banking heir husband in 1955, and discusses how publication of his book led to her suicide and his own scandalous downfall.
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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