Summary of André Leon Talley's The Chiffon Trenches

Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 I was born in a now-torn-down hospital on the edge of tony Georgetown in Washington, D. C. My parents, Alma and William Carroll Talley, took me to my grandmother’s house in Durham, North Carolina, the center of the tobacco industry. I lived with my great-grandmother China. #2 I had a very sheltered childhood, and I loved it. I spent my days reading magazines and books, and my nights dreaming about meeting cele