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Summer Crossing
Summer Crossing
Author: Truman Capote
In late 2004, a trove of Truman Capote's abandoned papers went up for auction at Sotheby's. Included in the lot was the handwritten manuscript of Summer Crossing, a novel Capote began writing in 1943, and continued to tinker with on and off for a decade. Since the time of his death in 1984, Capote scholars and biographers h...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780739467275
ISBN-10: 0739467271
Publication Date: 2005
Pages: 142
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 11 ratings
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 6
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Obviously written in Capote's younger days, this is a book of lost love and youth. Excellent summer read.
mountainreader avatar reviewed Summer Crossing on + 113 more book reviews
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This a must-read for Truman Capote fans!
steelplace632 avatar reviewed Summer Crossing on + 60 more book reviews
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It was unbalanced. But I do like the ending, a little morbid but I believe it fit the book. It was really interesting to learn the history behind the book and the author. All and all it was not a waste of time! Short easy read, great for summer.
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reviewed Summer Crossing on + 124 more book reviews
You can definitely tell that this novel was written by Truman Capote. He puts all of his heart and soul into his novels. The only thing I did not like about this novel was that I felt incomplete at the end, I wanted more. I understand that this was supposed to be an unpublished manuscript, but I guess I was just hoping for me. You should at least read this and give it a try.
candlelight avatar reviewed Summer Crossing on + 3 more book reviews
Thought to be lost for over 50 years, here is the first novel by one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century.

Set in New York during the summer of 1945, this is the story of a young carefree socialite, Grady, who must make serious decisions about the romance she is dangerously pursuing and the effect it will have on everyone involved.

Fans of Breakfast at Tiffanys and Capotes short stories will be thrilled to read Summer Crossing.


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