Such Good Friends: A Novel of Truman Capote and Lee Radziwill by Stephen Greco

 

  Such Good Friends: a Novel of Truman Capote and Lee Radziwill

by Stephen Greco. John Scognamiglio Books (Kensington Books), 2023. Historical fiction.

Everyone knows that author Truman Capote loved the New York society life. Lee Radziwill was, of course, Jackie Kennedy's sister. The two were real friends from the 1950's until late in Capote's life (He died in August, 1984, at age 59.) when his indiscretions and his friends' secrets showed up in not only gossip columns, but the news.

Most of the characters are based on real people, but others have been created for the book's purposes. One of the main characters in this novel is Radziwill's housekeeper, maid, and friend, Marlene. Another is Lila North who writes a column and scrambles for newsy items about people to publish. Reading this novel is like sitting beside a friend who tells the juiciest gossip.