The Boy Who Kissed The Sky by David Haynes

She called this the 'saddest year' of her life and felt 'abandoned' by her mother. When she was 12 years old, Highsmith was sent to Fort Worth and lived with her maternal grandmother for a year. In 1927, Highsmith, her mother and her adoptive stepfather, artist Stanley Highsmith, whom her mother had married in 1924, moved to New York City.

The couple divorced ten days before their daughter's birth. She was the only child of artists Jay Bernard Plangman (1889–1975), who was of German descent, and Mary Plangman ( née Coates Septem– March 12, 1991). Highsmith was born Mary Patricia Plangman in Fort Worth, Texas. Writing under the pseudonym Claire Morgan, Highsmith published The Price of Salt in 1952, the first lesbian novel with a 'happy ending' it was republished 38 years later as Carol under her own name and later adapted into a 2015 film. Ripley has been adapted for film multiple times. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train, has been adapted for stage and screen, the best known being the 1951 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. She was dubbed 'the poet of apprehension' by novelist Graham Greene. Her writing derived influence from existentialist literature, and questioned notions of identity and popular morality. She wrote 22 novels and numerous short stories throughout her career spanning nearly five decades, and her work has led to more than two dozen film adaptations. Patricia Highsmith (Janu– February 4, 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer widely known for her psychological thrillers, including her series of five novels featuring the character Tom Ripley.

The Boy Who Kissed The Sky by David Haynes