Anthony Patch and his beautiful wife Gloria live out their lives in New York City while waiting for a huge inheritance. Dining in expensive restaurants, endless parties with friends and lavish receptions — it would seem, what else can you dream of? But when the chances of getting rich become slim, the brilliant couple will have to face a cruel reality: they have to pay for everything — sometimes an unbearable price.... From the author of the famous books "The Great Gatsby" and "The Night is Tender". — Francis Scott Fitzgerald is one of the most popular American writers of the first half of the 20th century. Unfortunately, the real fame covered the writer after his death. — "The Beautiful and the Doomed" is the author's second novel. It is believed that the plot of the novel is at least partly autobiographical and is based on Fitzgerald's relationship with his wife Zelda. — In 1922, the novel was adapted into a film by Jack Warner, but the picture has not survived to this day. — An edition in the "Exclusive Classics (The Best)" series — in a recognizable design and hardcover.