A Cold Wind in August

by Burton Wohl

Her body was an artistic triumph. Whatever it was that sends men to theatres, burlesque houses, night clubs, she had it.And she used it to become a star. There and been many men in her life. She married three, and then had affairs with countless others. But each encounter began and ended the same way - she was alone, lonely, and unloved.She had risen to the top of her profession as an outstanding sex symbol, but sexual love was something she had never found. The she met Vito. . .

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

Reviews

[Scott Lewis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Very dated and at times cringey story of older beautiful stripper and a teenage boy. Feels at times that the author wanted to shock as opposed to providing insight and motivation. Characters come across as cardboard and simple and border on being cliched.
Argument can be made that the movie was better (at least that is what I think).