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Single Lady
A montage of World War I and Americans in Paris in the 1920s, this novel by John Monk Saunders, author of Wings, is an almost perfect facsimile of the “lost generation” novel—a readable and revealing imitation of the moods of The Sun Also Rises.
Whether early Hemingway or vintage Hollywood, Single Lady is certain to surprise and delight readers today. As readers of this new edition will discover, John Monk Saunders, a Rhodes Scholar and a highly successful screenwriter (The Dawn Patrol, A Yank at Oxford) peoples his landscape with memorable figures, and has an extraordinarily good ear for dialogue.
The story is this: five young ex-warriors of the sky, Shepard Lambert, Bill Talbot, John Swann, Cary Lockwood, and The Washout, unable to let down from the high nervous pitch of flying and fighting, are adrift in Paris after the Armistice, and seemingly bent on self-destruction. They meet Nikki, who joins them in their spectacular journey through the bars of Paris, the cafés of Lisbon, and the bullring of Madrid, and who becomes part of their strangely disordered lives.
Whether early Hemingway or vintage Hollywood, Single Lady is certain to surprise and delight readers today. As readers of this new edition will discover, John Monk Saunders, a Rhodes Scholar and a highly successful screenwriter (The Dawn Patrol, A Yank at Oxford) peoples his landscape with memorable figures, and has an extraordinarily good ear for dialogue.
The story is this: five young ex-warriors of the sky, Shepard Lambert, Bill Talbot, John Swann, Cary Lockwood, and The Washout, unable to let down from the high nervous pitch of flying and fighting, are adrift in Paris after the Armistice, and seemingly bent on self-destruction. They meet Nikki, who joins them in their spectacular journey through the bars of Paris, the cafés of Lisbon, and the bullring of Madrid, and who becomes part of their strangely disordered lives.
- GenresFiction
416 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1, 1931
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John Monk Saunders
7 books2 followersSaunders, a Rhodes Scholar, served in the Air Service during WWI as a flight instructor. His experiences would come in handy later in life when he penned novels and screenplays about flyers. He wrote Wings, which was the first film to win an Academy Award for best picture.
He married Avis Hughes in 1922 and their marriage lasted until 1927. The next year he married actress Fay Wray of King Kong fame, and they were together until 1939. The following year Saunders ended his life by hanging himself.
He married Avis Hughes in 1922 and their marriage lasted until 1927. The next year he married actress Fay Wray of King Kong fame, and they were together until 1939. The following year Saunders ended his life by hanging himself.
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June 23, 2020
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
March 20, 2022
I have read this in the past and enjoyed it. I may have a copy here at home, but I am not sure. For many years it was very difficult, maybe impossible, to find this novel nor information about John Monk Saunders himself. Hopefully the internet era has made this a bit easier for those who would read this book and learn more about Mr. Saunders.
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