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Deliberate Cruelty

Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century

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Deliberate Cruelty

Auteur(s): Roseanne Montillo
Narrateur(s): Mia Barron
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 This glittering, “wild romp of a story, boldly and beautifully told” (Neal Thompson, author of The First Kennedys) explores the intertwined fates of literary icon Truman Capote and infamous socialite Ann Woodward—featured in the hit TV series Feud: Truman Capote vs. The Swans—sweeping us to the upper echelons of Manhattan’s high society, where falls from grace are all the more shocking.

When Ann Woodward shot her husband, banking heir Billy Woodward, in the middle of the night in 1955, her life changed forever. Though she claimed she thought he was a prowler, few believed the woman who had risen from charismatic showgirl to popular socialite. Everyone had something to say about the scorching scandal afflicting one of the most rich and famous families of New York City, but no one was more obsessed with the tale than Truman Capote.

Acclaimed for his bestselling nonfiction book In Cold Blood, Capote was looking for new material and followed the scandal from beginning to end. Like Ann, he too had ascended from nobody to toast of the town, but he always felt like an outsider, even among the exclusive coterie of high society women who adored him. He decided the story of Ann’s turbulent marriage would be the basis of his masterpiece—a novel about the dysfunction and sordid secrets revealed to him by his high society “swans”—never thinking that it would eventually lead to Ann’s suicide and his own scandalous downfall.

“A 20th-century morality tale of enduring fascination” (Laura Thompson, author of The Heiresses), Deliberate Cruelty is a haunting cross between true crime and literary history that is perfect for fans of Furious Hours, Empty Mansions, and Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil. Amériques Art et littérature Auteurs Meurtre True Crime États-Unis Crime Mariage New York
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There are a lot of storylines here: Ann Woodward’s fatal shooting of her husband Billy, Truman Capote’s life and books, and the real life story behind his book, In Cold Blood. At a few points early on, as the author alternated between Ann and Truman, the family histories became a bit jumbled in my mind; I think this a downside of listening to audio (the transitions may have been clearer in print.

That aside, this was an excellent book, and fascinating. I can’t imagine the research required, or how challenging it would have been for weave the stories together. It kept my attention, and was often riveting.

On the downside, it is clear that the author thinks of Truman Capote with disdain, and this came through in the writing. By the end of the book I perhaps understood that, but it came through very early.

This was unfortunately only highlighted by the narration. The narrator, who was otherwise excellent, used a high, nasally voice for Capote only, and it didn’t work, especially as no other persons were voiced differently. I have not heard recordings of Capote’s voice, and so it may be pretty close, but on its own, combined with the author’s disdain, just accentuated it.

A great, complex book

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