The Swans of Fifth Avenue

True Heart represent

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Asked by Cat on 30 Dec 04:09

Last updated by Cat on 30 Dec 04:13

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Answered by Cat on 30 Dec 04:13

The nickname “True Heart” represents Babe Paley’s love for Truman Capote. Babe's nickname for Truman is doubly ironic in that although he was not true to her and thereby broke her heart, he did write the truth about the lives of the Swans. He was a true heart but only to himself and his readers.