bWhat happened off the page was often a lot spicier than what was written on it...b pWhy did Norman Mailer stab his second wife at a party Who was Edith Wharton's secret transatlantic lover What motivated Ana s Nin to become a bigamist p iWriters Between the Coversi rips the sheets off these and other real-life love stories of the literati--some with fairy tale endings and others that resulted in break-ups, breakdowns, and brawls. Among the writers laid bare are Agatha Christie, who sparked the largest-ever manhunt in England as her marriage fell apart Arthur Miller, whose jaw-dropping pairing with Marilyn Monroe proved that opposites attract, at least initially and T.S. Eliot, who slept in a deckchair on his disastrous honeymoon. p From the best break-up letters to the stormiest love triangles to the boldest cougars and cradle-robbers, this fun and accessible volume--packed with lists, quizzes and in-depth expos s--reveals literary history's most titillating loves, lusts, and longings