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Before her 32-year marriage to actor Walter Matthau, socialite and part-time actress Carol Matthau wrote a novel ( The Secret in the Daisy ) fictionalizing her childhood, which was spent partly in foster homes and, after her mother's marriage, in private schools and at debutante balls. Her latest effort is a witty tell-all reminiscence of her loves and friendships with the likes of Gloria Vanderbilt, Oona O'Neill, Charlie Chaplin, James Agee and others. Replete with details of her horrendous marriage to the abusive William Saroyan and her happier union with Matthau, her appraisals of her sex life in and outside of marriage (Walter is rated a "10") will entertain readers, who will also take delight in her gossipy anecdotes and caustic opinions, delivered in a laid-back, ditsy style. Photos not seen by PW. First serial to Mirabella; BOMC alternate; author tour.
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It's not surprising that pal Truman Capote based his Holly Golightly on Matthau since both were flighty party girls with a shrewd survivor's instinct underneath. While enmeshed in the vigorously social cafe society set, Matthau clearly kept her sense of distance, as suggested by her choice of title--a Schopenhauer quote about how porcupines huddle close, but not too close. Readers will enjoy the light gossip about the likes of Gloria Vanderbilt and Charlie Chaplin as well as the times the airy Matthau turns salty: killing her abusive first (and second) husband William Saroyan with kindness before dumping him and putting Hitler's baby photo near cranky actor husband Walter's bedside. A recent profile of Matthau in Vanity Fair and an excerpt in Lear's will create demand. --Judy Quinn, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Before her 32-year marriage to actor Walter Matthau, socialite and part-time actress Carol Matthau wrote a novel ( The Secret in the Daisy ) fictionalizing her childhood, which was spent partly in foster homes and, after her mother's marriage, in private schools and at debutante balls. Her latest effort is a witty tell-all reminiscence of her loves and friendships with the likes of Gloria Vanderbilt, Oona O'Neill, Charlie Chaplin, James Agee and others. Replete with details of her horrendous marriage to the abusive William Saroyan and her happier union with Matthau, her appraisals of her sex life in and outside of marriage (Walter is rated a "10") will entertain readers, who will also take delight in her gossipy anecdotes and caustic opinions, delivered in a laid-back, ditsy style. Photos not seen by PW. First serial to Mirabella; BOMC alternate; author tour.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
From Library Journal
It's not surprising that pal Truman Capote based his Holly Golightly on Matthau since both were flighty party girls with a shrewd survivor's instinct underneath. While enmeshed in the vigorously social cafe society set, Matthau clearly kept her sense of distance, as suggested by her choice of title--a Schopenhauer quote about how porcupines huddle close, but not too close. Readers will enjoy the light gossip about the likes of Gloria Vanderbilt and Charlie Chaplin as well as the times the airy Matthau turns salty: killing her abusive first (and second) husband William Saroyan with kindness before dumping him and putting Hitler's baby photo near cranky actor husband Walter's bedside. A recent profile of Matthau in Vanity Fair and an excerpt in Lear's will create demand. --Judy Quinn, "Library Journal"
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- Oona Living in the Shadows: A Biography of Oona O'Neill Chaplin by Jane Scovell on 5 pages
- America First!: Its History, Culture, and Politics by Bill Kauffman on page 82, and Back Matter
- The Brief, Madcap Life of Kay Kendall by Eve Golden in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintences and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career by George Plimpton in Back Matter
- Party of the Century: The Fabulous Story of Truman Capote and His Black and White Ball by Deborah Davis in Back Matter
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