title: Kay Thompson: From Funny Face to Eloise
author:  Sam Irvin 
description: Fans of Hollywood's golden age and fans of the Plaza Hotel's most famous inhabitant will be, in Eloise speak, <i>rawther </i>glad that Kay Thompson's own story has been told. <br /> <br /><b> Joanne Kaufman, <i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br /><br />Light, breezy, gossipy and filled with historical connections one could never imagine.<br /> <br /><b> Patrick McGuire, <i>Chicago Sun-Times</i></b><br /><br />Irvin superbly tells the whole story about a fabulous yet flawed woman.<br /> <b> Craig Wilson, <i>USA Today</i></b><br /><br />This incredible new book is packed, and I mean jam-packed, with one juicy story after another The book is like a party in your hands!<br /> <br /><b> Liz Smith, <i>wowOwow.com</i></b>
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  “You, Kayli Winchester, are a smart girl. You keep your heart closed off a
  bit, but I think deep down, you want a relationship, with who, I don’t know.
  I’m going come out and say I just hope it’ll be with me in the end.”
  
  I rolled my eyes, unable to hide the smirk from my face. I elbowed him in the
  arm. “After this, you might be the only one left.”
  
  “Can’t say I don’t like the sound of that.” He put his arm around my shoulders
  and rolled me toward him, kissing my forehead. “That’s not what I want,
  though.”
  
  “What do you want?”
  
  “I don’t want to be your last resort,” he said. “You barely even know me. We
  always end up fighting or you call me in at the last minute to save your
  pretty self. Well, here I am, finally able to talk to you. The real you. The
  real Kayli I’ve been dying to get to know. Literally. Did you hear I was shot?
  In the leg? It was by this really hot girl. And then the boat exploded. I
  could have died.”
  
  This caused an even bigger smile, and it almost h