Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay

Savage Beauty: The Life of Edna St. Vincent Millay is among the best books every woman should read in their 30s. The book follows the life of Edna St. Vincent Millay. If F. Scott Fitzgerald was the Jazz Age's hero, Edna St. Vincent Millay was its heroine, as flamboyant in her love affairs as she was in her art. Millay was the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for her performance of herself. Her voice was compared to a seducing instrument, and her effect on crowds and men was legendary. All was not well beneath her polished persona. Milford refers to her book as a "family romance," because the love between the three Millay sisters and their mother was so intense that it was dangerous. They were like real-life Little Women, with a dash of Mommie Dearest.

Nancy Milford was granted exclusive access to Millay's papers, and what she discovered was a rare treasure. Boxes and boxes of letters were exchanged between the three sisters and their mother—and Millay kept the most intimate diary, one whose ruthless honesty. Savage Beauty is an iconic portrait of a woman's life, written with passion and flair.

Author: Nancy Milford

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