Zelda wrote to Scott from the hospital, 'I am proud of my novel, but I can hardly restrain myself enough to get it written. Meanwhile, Scott became worried that Zelda's treatment would consume all his money, so he set aside his novel to work on short stories to fund the treatment. Mildred Squires, and toward the end of February she shared an aspect of her novel with Squires, who wrote to Scott that the novel was vivid and had charm. Zelda developed a bond with a young female resident, Dr. As part of her recovery routine, she spent at least two hours a day writing. After an episode of hysteria, Zelda was admitted to the Phipps Clinic at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore on Februfor treatment by Dr.

First editions in the original dust jacket are rare and with remarkable provenance.īy the 1930s, Zelda Fitzgerald had already been in and out of psychiatric facilities, and her husband was stalled writing his next work he had not produced a novel since 1925's The Great Gatsby. Scott wrote the Great Gatsby in Antibes), Ernest Hemingway, Pablo Picasso and Harpo Marx. One can imagine Markle reading this copy on the Cap d’Antibes, the summer social destination on the French Riveria frequented by the Fitzgeralds (F. Laid in is a typed note on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures letterhead to Markle from screenwriter Sonya Levien, thanking him for lending her this book. Fletcher Markle was an actor, screenwriter, television producer and director. Fletcher Markle’s copy with his name and “Antibes ’49” on the front free endpaper, near fine in the rare original dust jacket with some chips and tears. First edition of Zelda Fitzgerald’s only novel, a semi-autobiographical account of her life and marriage to F.

Save Me the Waltz by Zelda Fitzgerald