Zelda: A Biography

Zelda: A Biography

Acclaimedbiographer Nancy Milford brings to life the tormented, elusive personality ofZelda Sayre and clarifies as never before her relationship with F. ScottFitzgerald, tracing the inner disintegration of a gifted, despairing womanundone by the clash between her husband’s career and her own talent. <em>Zelda </em>was an instant touchstone forcreatively inspired readers after its initial publication in 1983; Patti Smithhails it in her autobiography, <em>Just Kids</em>,recalling how “reading the story of Zelda Fitzgerald by Nancy Milford, Iidentified with her mutinous spirit.” Now, the penetrating biography of one oftwentieth century literature’s most misunderstood figures—a book the <em>New York Times </em>calls “profound,overwhelmingly moving&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;.&nbsp;[and] a richly complex love story” is availableagain in a handsome paperback edition from Harper Perennial.