Well researched and thoughtfully put together my main complaint is that in this particular edition the font size is just one or two points too small to be comfortable; I don't usually find this ever a problem and it's really interfering with the pleasure so source a different edition, but do read this nonetheless for an excellent feel for the interwar New York literary scene.

Parker's acidulous tongue has been a longterm pleasure to me and this provides context and texture. ( )

Interesting and well researched.

A wonderful book about a superb writer and a very tragic woman. Get the book, then read Parker's works. ( )

Interesting insights into a brilliant but, terribly flawed woman. In a way I was sorry I read it because it made me dislike her as a person, even though I love her wit. ( )

good book about a sad lady who wrote hateful, witty poems about crummy men. ( )