Beautiful Fools is an intimate imagining of the relationship between F. Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald; the lyrical portrayal of a defining romance and intensity that ultimately destroyed them. The novel finds them approaching the end of their relationship, when their standing as one of America s most debonair couples has been tarnished by alcoholism, debt and Zelda s increasing instability. Their love endures as their lives unravel, both unaware that Scott s sudden death will soon end their love story once and for all.