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Patricia Highsmith, writer of classics such as The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train, was a lesbian and a writer who defied simple categorization. Gore Vidal called her: "One of our biggest modernist authors." And The Cleveland Plain Seller rightly commented: "Patricia Highsmith is categorised as a secret or crime writer, which is a bit like getting in touch with Picasso a draftsman." Meaker and Highsmith attained in New York City, became addicts, and embarked on a relationship amidst the bohemian set of Greenwich Village and the literary group of Fire Island. Written with wit and brassy candor, this is a revealing take a look at a controversial icon of popular American fiction. Marijane Meaker is the writer of more than 40 literature and recipient of several awards; writing under the pen-name Vin Packer, she wrote the lesbian paperback best-seller Springtime Fire (Cleis Press).
