<p><b>A <i>New York Times Book Review </i>Editors¿ Choice</b><br><b>A Must-Read: <i>The New York Times Book Review</i>, <i>Nylon</i>,<i> Star Tribune</i>, <i>Ms.</i>, <i>Kirkus Reviews</i>, <i>The Bay Area Reporter</i>, <i>Town & Country</i>, <i>InsideHook</i><br><br></b><b>¿[A] monumental biography.¿ </b><b>¿Hilton Als, <i>The New Yorker</i></b><br><b><br>¿A rich portrait of a glittering, communal, and bygone NYC . . . [and] of the glamorous queer icon.¿ ¿Arimeta Diop, <i>Vanity Fair</i></b><br><br><b>From the acclaimed biographer Cynthia Carr, the first full portrait of the queer icon and Warhol superstar Candy Darling.</b><br><br><i>You must always be yourself no matter what the price . . . Don¿t dare destroy your passion for the sake of others. </i><br><br>The Warhol superstar and transgender icon Candy Darling was glamour personi?ed, but she was without a real place in the world.<br><br>Growing up on Long Island, lonely and quiet and queer, she was enchanted by Hollywood starlets