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Art Imitates Life Too Closely

By Glen Ashman

Art Imitates Life Too Closely, Says Woman Suing Over 'Red Hat Club' Book
Fulton County Daily Report

In a rare defamation case over a novel, the Georgia Court of Appeals has cleared the way for a suit by an Atlanta woman who claims an alcoholic, promiscuous character in the book "The Red Hat Club" too closely resembles her. Vickie Stewart has sued author Haywood Smith and St. Martin's Press over Smith's 2003 book about five red hat-wearing, middle-aged women plotting revenge against the philandering husband of one of the group's members. The book hit No. 15 on the New York Times best-seller list.
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Full post as published by It's (Barely) Legal on April 02, 2008 (boomark / email).