Capote's Women: A True Story of Love, Betrayal, and a Swan Song for an Era

By 1961, Lee (now using the title Princess Radziwill) has grown tired of her husband, Stas. When her sister Jackie becomes First Lady of the United States, Lee’s own celebrity skyrockets, but she remains jealous, feeling stuck in her sister’s shadow. Lee begins an affair with Aristotle Onassis, a Greek shipping magnate. After the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, Jr. in October 1963, Lee invites Jackie to spend time with her on Onassis’s yacht. Onassis quickly falls for Jackie, devastating Lee. In 1964, Lee returns to the United States with Stas and tries to build an acting career, but receives negative reviews on stage and television. A few years later, Lee is furious to hear that her sister Jackie has agreed to marry Aristotle Onassis; Lee describes the marriage as a business deal.

Lee begins an affair with photographer Peter Beard and invites Truman to accompany them on tour with the Rolling Stones and write an article for the magazine Rolling Stone. Truman clashes with the band and never completes the piece. Lee begins to write a memoir of her own but never finishes it. As Lee’s reliance on alcohol grows, her teenage daughter Tina decides to live in a nearby apartment with the now-widowed Jackie Onassis instead.