Download or read book The Swans of Fifth Avenue written by Melanie Benjamin and published by Ballantine Books. This book was released on 2016 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Of all the glamorous stars of New York high society, none blazes brighter than Babe Paley and her friends, the alluring socialite Swans. But beneath this elegantly composed exterior dwells a passionate woman, desperately longing for true love and connection. Enter Truman Capote. Through Babe, Truman gains unparalleled access to the scandal and gossip of Babe's powerful circle. Babe never imagines the destruction Truman will leave in his wake-- even when the stories aren't his to tell.