Youngblood Hawke — Herman Wouk

The tempestuous and dazzling career of a young novelist from the Kentucky hills .. . his meteoric rise to worldwide fame . . . the spectacular fortunes he made and lost .. . the secret maneuvers and intrigues that swirled about him . . the incredible worlds of entertainment, politics, and business that claimed him. And the two women who struggled for his love and his life: one -- his intelligent, dedicated editor; the other -- a sensuous older woman who led him into scandalous adultery.