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Caroline Preston's astute perceptions of her characters and the cultural landscapes they inhabit have earned her work comparisons to to that of Anne Tyler, Alison Lurie, and Diane Johnson. Now, in this richly imagined and ambitious novel, Preston deftly evokes the entire sweep of Ginevra's life — from her first meeting with Scott to the second act of her sometimes charmed, sometimes troubled life.
Ginevra was sixteen, a rich man’s daughter who had been told she was pretty far too often for her own good. Scott was nineteen, a poor boy full of ambition. They met at a country club dance in St. Paul, Minnesota, in January 1916. For almost a year they wrote each other letters — so long, breathless, and yearning that they often required more than one envelope.
But despite their intense epistolary romance, the relationship wouldn’t last. After throwing him over with what he deemed “supreme boredom and indifference,” she impulsively married a handsome aviator from the right society background.
Ruminating over what might have been had she picked the writer instead of the flier, she furtively reads the now famous Fitzgerald’s work. When she sees herself — much to her surprise — in his characters, it’s not just as the spoiled debutante he’d known; he’s also uncannily predicted the woman she’s become, cracks and all.
An affecting story of two people, one famous, one known only through her portrayals in enduring works of fiction, Gatsby’s Girl is a tremendously entertaining and moving novel about the powerful forces of first love, memory, and art.
Industry Reviews
"Compelling and perfectly evoked....This is a wonderful book." --Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Traveler's Wife
"Gatsby's Girl is an extraordinary book, as elegaic and evocative as much of Fitzgerald's own work." --Kevin Baker, author of Dreamland, Paradise Alley and Strivers Row
"Fascinating...tantalizing...An entirely pleasurable tour-de-force." --Anita Shreve, author of The Pilot's Wife
"Though this is a work of fiction, it should be read by anyone interested in Fitzgerald's work." --Sarah E. White Bookpage
"A wonderfully elegiac novel that evokes the tenor and times of the 'Lost Generation' . . . marvelous." --Dorman T. Shindler The Denver Post
"Compelling . . . a sad, beautiful, erotically charged picture." --Dana Kletter The San Francisco Chronicle
"A fascinating rendering of the tragedy that was Fitzgerald's life...Highly recommended." Library Journal Starred
"Imaginative reconstruction . . . Thoroughly researched and persuasively written, this novel rings true." --Barbara Fisher Boston Globe --
ISBN: 9780618872619
ISBN-10: 0618872612
Published: 1st July 2007
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 336
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 21.59 x 13.97 x 2.13
Weight (kg): 0.43
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