Last night I posted a short review of Kenneth Slawenski's biography of J.D. Salinger. I didn't love the book itself, but of course everything about Salinger is fascinating.

Salinger was reclusive for decades, but he almost always had a woman in his life, and almost always someone considerably younger. His first love was Oona O'Neill, daughter of Eugene O'Neill -- Oona ultimately broke it off with Salinger and married Charlie Chaplain. (It's interesting that Salinger's third wife also had the last name O'Neill.)

I've made a Pinterest board with photos of the major women in Salinger's life and brief comments. If you're interested, you can take a look here:

http://pinterest.com/sleepingwpatty/j...