From Library Journal
Originally published in 1940, 1942, and 1954, respectively, this trio were reprinted by Vintage (Classic Returns, LJ 5/1/90) and the now defunct Yarrow Press (Classic Returns, LJ 4/15/91) in the early 1990s, when Powell experienced a bit of a resurgence only to disappear again. Like many of her works, these satirize New York's pseudointellectual elite. Powell is one of American literature's most lethal wits?she could hold her own against Dorothy Parker any time?and should be in all library collections.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.


From the Inside Flap
EVERYONE IN Angels on Toast is on the make: Lou Donovan, the entrepeneur who ricochets frantically between his well-connected current wife, his disreputable ex, and his dangerously greedy mistress; Trina Kameray, the exotic adventuress whose job title is as phony as her accent; T.V. Truesdale, the man with the aristocratic manner, the fourteen-dollar suit, and the hyperactive eye for the main chance. A dizzyingly fast-paced and deliriously entertaining novel.
"For decades Dawn Powell was always just on the verge of ceasing to be a cult and becoming a major religion."
-- Gore Vidal


About the Author
DAWN POWELL lived from 1897 to 1965 and was the author of fifteen novels, numerous short stories, and half-a-dozen plays.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

Everyone in Angels on Toast is on the make: Lou Donovan, the entrepreneur who ricochets frantically between his well-connected current wife, his disreputable ex, and his dangerously greedy mistress; Trina Kameray, the exotic adventuress whose job title is as phony as her accent; and Truesdale, the man with the aristocratic manner, the $14 suit and the hyperactive eye for the main chance.

SYNOPSIS

Dawn Powell (1896-1965) has maintained a consistent cult following in the years since her death, though that following has never equaled the critical reception many argue she deserves. Powell was born in Ohio but spent her entire adult life in New York City. During her tumultuous and largely unhappy life she published 15 novels, as well as numerous short stories, essays, and plays. The first several of her books, known collectively as the Ohio novels, brilliantly capture the pain of her childhood and the loneliness of that midwestern life. Novels such as Dance Night and Come Back to Sorrento earned Powell comparison with such writers as Willa Cather and Sherwood Anderson. Her most popular novels, however, including Angels on Toast (1940), are part of the New York series, in which Powell creates a scathing satire of cosmopolitan life. These novels, in which everyone is on the make, are comparable to the best of Dorothy Parker and Truman Capote. Long overlooked as one of the century's literary lights, Powell is receiving at long last the recognition she deserves.

FROM THE CRITICS

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