Truman Capote was ruined when he published his society friends' secrets. Was Answered Prayers worth it?
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The new TV series, Feud: Capote vs the Swans tells the story behind Answered Prayers, the never-finished gossip novel that made its author a social pariah. But what was in the book – and was it any good?
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Beauty and betrayal: Truman Capote's muses
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Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century by Roseanne Montillo
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A prince, a magnate, a Churchill and a mysterious murder victim: These were the powerful men behind Capote's 'swans', Culture
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How Did Truman Capote Die? Cause of Death – StyleCaster
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Truman Capote - Wikipedia
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Feud: Capote vs the Swans: How a scandalous Truman Capote story exposed the secrets of US high society
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Truman Capote was ruined when he published his society friends' secrets. Was Answered Prayers worth it?
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Tiny Terror: Why Truman Capote (Almost) Wrote Answered Prayers (Inner Lives): 9780199752041: Schultz, William Todd: Books
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Truman Capote Thought Answered Prayers Would Be His Defining Work. Instead, It Became His Downfall