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September 11, 2008 4:17 pm
From film to print, the inner lives of Manhattan socialites have, of late, been much mined for fictional gems. Last night, at the Elie Tahari boutique on West Broadway, the social registry was busting at the seams when Tinsley Mortimer, Lydia Fenet, Jennifer Creel, Emmy Rossum, and Christian Leone toasted writer Tatiana Boncompagni on the occasion of the release of her new book, Gilding Lily, about a girl of humble beginnings who finds love, but no levity, in New York high society. “I wanted to write a book that would appeal to a woman who’d seen her body go through a lot of transformation because of pregnancy,” said the chestnut-haired former Wall Street Journal reporter, who is married to vacuum cleaner heir Maximillian Hoover. “I’d just had my son; I felt really down about myself. And my writing career had sort of stalled and I just decided to write a story based upon my life. But my life is not as fabulous as the one in the book. My life would be boring for readers, so I had to sex it up a bit, make it a little bit more juicy.” The boutique was swirling with well-wishers and Boncompagni was wedged into one corner, signing copies against a full-length mirror. A friend—yet another—emerged from the throng toward her. “Oh my God, Leah!” she shrieked. “You gorgeous thing!” Kisses. “You’re the gorgeous thing!” Boncompagni complimented her back.
tags: Gilding Lily, Tatiana Boncompagni
