Why Ursula Parrott's Cult Jazz Age Novel Ex-Wife is More Resonant Than Ever
Briefly

Lead Image Photography by Leigh Ledare
Until a few months ago, when writer Alissa Bennett tweeted about working on a new foreword for its re-print, I'd never heard of Ursula Parrott and her cult Jazz Age novel , even though their combined lore seems primed for literary star treatment.An account of an open marriage and eventual divorce taking place against the glimmering backdrop of parties, restaurants and one-night stands in prohibition-era New York, was an instant hit, selling over 100,000 copies when it was first published anonymously.
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