Summer Crossing

‘The lost novel that inspired BREAKFAST AT TIFFANY’S’ THE TIMESFlame-haired Grady McNeil is beautiful, rich and defiant. Her privileged society life leaves her wanting more than her conventional parents have in mind for her, and excitement comes in the form of the highly unsuitable Clyde, a Brooklyn-born Jewish parking attendant. When Grady’s mother and father leave her alone one summer in their New York penthouse, her secret affair intensifies and she is forced to make decisions that will alter her future indelibly.Anticipating Holly Golightly with its free-spirited heroine, Truman Capote’s recently discovered d t novel is also a captivating portrayal of first love and the endless possibilities of youth.‘A sort of fairy tale of New York ... extraordinarily good’ OBSERVER‘Glorious ... told with jagged lightning-bursts of brilliance’ GUARDIAN‘An extraordinary find ... This is classic, atmospheric New York Capote’ FINANCIAL TIMES‘It is identifiably the work of one of the twentieth century’s great writers. Capote may not have chosen to publish it, but in this case we are lucky that others did’ RACHEL CUSK‘Charming ... lyrical ... a work of art’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY