Emma Roberts reveals the $4,500 gift she gave an ex - and then took back after ... trends now
Emma Roberts has revealed she once took back a gift she had given to a former partner after learning of its whopping $4,500 valuation.
The American Horror Story star, 33, brandished a rare copy of a 1966 novel during a recent video tour of her Los Angeles home for "Architectural Digest.
However, Roberts did not reveal who the unfortunate previous owner was. Since 2022 she has been dating fellow actor Cody John.
While showing cameras round her TV room, she picked out a vintage copy of Charles Portis' debut work, Norwood.
'This is a book I actually gave as a gift to my ex,' Roberts revealed with a smirk, 'but then we broke up and I saw how much it was worth and I kept it.'
Emma Roberts has revealed she once took back a gift she had given to a former partner after learning of its whopping $4,500 valuation
The American Horror Story star, 33, brandished a rare copy of Charles Portis' 1966 debut novel, Norwood, during a recent video tour of her Los Angeles home
She said: 'This is a book I actually gave as a gift to my ex, but then we broke up and I saw how much it was worth and I kept it'
Although it is not certain, she appears to have a first edition of the book, which tells the story of its titular character's misadventures on a road trip from Ralph, Texas, to New York and back.
Though modern revisions of Norwood can be as cheap as $10 for the paperback, a version similar to Roberts', listed as a 'rare find' on Etsy is priced at over $4,500.
The book cover features a blue and red graphic of a globe in the top-left corner, in between the novel's title and the author name.
A note from publishers Simon and Schuster on the back cover reads: 'Every once in a while a first novel comes along whose special tone of voice, unlike any other, at once opens up for the reader a new frame of reference, an additional window to the world.
'We believe Charles Portis' first novel, Norwood, is such a discovery. Its tone of voice - funny, open, straightforward - is totally individual.
'It gives the reader a fresh way of perceiving, a sense of moving easily through life, and above all, the delight of being in touch with the gentle but firm approach to living that is embodied in the character of Norwood.'
But rather than keeping the rare find locked away, the book is subtly displayed in the room where the Wild Child actress and her family spend 'the most time'.
Roberts lives in her gorgeous home with son Rhodes, three, - who she shares with former partner Garrett Hedlund.
Norwood was far from the only collectible flaunted by the New York native, with her whimsical dream home completed by an entire 'doll wall'.
She excitedly showed off her beloved collectibles from her childhood as well as more obtained as an adult, including a drunk cowgirl Barbie, Blythe dolls and a 'Leggy Jill' doll.
'I'm madly obsessed with them, in love with them,' Roberts said as she began to pull a few off her shelves.
The performer went on
