{"product_id":"the-beautiful-and-damned-9781509826384","title":"The Beautiful and Damned","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart of the Macmillan Collector's Library; a series of stunning, pocket-sized classics bound in real cloth with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful books make perfect gifts or a treat for any book lover. Featuring an afterword by Ned Halley. A gripping account of the complexities of marriage, largely based on Fitzgerald's relationship with his wife, Zelda.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful and Damned, \u003c\/i\u003e F. Scott Fitzgerald's second novel, tells the story of Anthony Patch, a 1920s socialite and presumptive heir to a tycoon's fortune. Anthony and his wife Gloria are young and gorgeous, rich and leisured, and dedicate their lives to the reckless pursuit of happiness. But this intimate story turns tragic, as their marriage disintegrates under the weight of their expectations, dissipation, jealousy and aimlessness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFitzgerald skilfully portrays the east-coast elite as the Jazz Age begins its ascent, engulfing all classes into what will soon be known as Cafe Society. As with all of Fitzgerald's novels, it is a brilliant character study written in breathtaking prose.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eF. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940) was born into a well-to-do Catholic family living in St Paul, Minnesota. At Princeton University he decided to become a writer, leaving without graduating in 1917 to join the army when America entered the First World War. Believing he would be killed at the front, he hurriedly wrote his first novel, but was not sent to Europe. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThis Side of Paradise \u003c\/i\u003e(1920) was published to great critical acclaim. He married Zelda Sayle a week after the publication and they embarked on an extravagant lifestyle in New York, which provided much material for \u003ci\u003eThe Beautiful and Damned \u003c\/i\u003e(1922). By this time their daughter, Scottie, had been born, Scott and Zelda had moved to Long Island, which was to be the setting of Fitzgerald's next novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/i\u003e (1925). His fourth novel \u003ci\u003eTender is the Night, \u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1934.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"MacMillan Collector's Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50515560661266,"sku":"9781509826384","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f4fc3e40-f4b0-4454-b9e9-06752c5209b8.jpg?v=1765971588","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-beautiful-and-damned-9781509826384","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}