{"product_id":"9780698146815","title":"Writers Between the Covers: The Scandalous Romantic Lives of Legendary Literary Casanovas, Coquettes, and Cads","description":"\u003cb\u003eWhat happened off the page was often a lot spicier than what was written on it...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003eWhy did Norman Mailer stab his second wife at a party?  Who was Edith Wharton’s secret transatlantic lover? What motivated Anaïs Nin to become a bigamist?\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eWriters Between the Covers\u003c\/i\u003e rips the sheets off these and other real-life love stories of the literati—some with fairy tale endings and others that resulted in break-ups, breakdowns, and brawls. Among the writers laid bare are Agatha Christie, who sparked the largest-ever manhunt in England as her marriage fell apart; Arthur Miller, whose jaw-dropping pairing with Marilyn Monroe proved that opposites attract, at least initially; and T.S. Eliot, who slept in a deckchair on his disastrous honeymoon.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e From the best break-up letters to the stormiest love triangles to the boldest cougars and cradle-robbers, this fun and accessible volume—packed with lists, quizzes and in-depth exposés—reveals literary history’s most titillating loves, lusts, and longings.","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47067439431920,"sku":"9780698146815","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780698146815_p0.jpg?v=1763626203","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780698146815","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}