"Not to be sorry, not to loose one cry of regret, to live according to a clear code of honour toward each other, and to seek the moment's happiness as fervently and persistently as possible...
Young, beautiful and wealthy, Gloria and Anthony want their marriage to be a live, lovely, glamorous performance'. Seemingly perfectly matched, their love begins to deteriorate as each discovers imperfections in the other In a desperate search for happiness, they spend recklessly, live riotously, until the final crack-up comes.
The Beautiful and Damned, Fitzgeralds second novel, published in 1922, displays that touch of disaster' which is at the centre of his work. And in his portrayal of individual failure, the corrupting power of money and the fleeting nature of be…