A novel of zelda fitzgerald summary
It follows her through her marriage to F. Scott Fitzgerald, the pair's writing careers, their relationship to Ernest Hemingway, the upbringing of their daughter..
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald Summary & Study Guide
The following version of this book was used to create this guide: Fowler, Therese Anne.
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald.
When beautiful, reckless Southern belle Zelda Sayre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a country club dance in , she is seventeen years old and he.
St. Martin’s Press,
Part I of the novel takes place in , in Montgomery, Alabama. The first person narrator, Zelda Sayre, is a year-old girl who enjoys ballet, boys, and mischief. One day she meets a soldier and aspiring author named Scott Fitzgerald, and the two immediately hit it off.
After Scott throws her a lavish party for her 18th birthday, they begin dating. Zelda’s father warns her that Scott is careless with his money and drinks too much, but Zelda ignores him.
Scott is eventually stationed in Paris, but quickly comes back to Montgomery once World War I ends.
Scott proposes to Zelda, who despite her father’s warnings, accepts the proposal.
Summary: “When beautiful, reckless Southern belle Zelda Sayre meets F. Scott Fitzgerald at a country club dance in , she is seventeen.Time passes and Scott still has not set a wedding date. The two temporarily break things off, until Scott gets his novel published. The couple finally sets their we