A lost treasure only recently found, Truman Capote's is a precocious, confident first novel from one of the Twentieth Century's greatest writers. Set in New York just after World War II, the story follows a young carefre...A lost treasure only recently found, Truman Capote's is a precocious, confident first novel from one of the Twentieth Century's greatest writers. Set in New York just after World War II, the story follows a young carefree socialite, grady mcneil, whose parents leave her alone in their fifth avenue penthouse for the summer.