Review
Mad Men meets the world of publishing in international bestselling author Gill Paul’s new novel about Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann, two dynamic, groundbreaking writers renowned for their scandalous and controversial novels, and the beleaguered young editorial assistant who introduces them.
1966, NYC: Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls hits the bookstores and she is desperate for a bestseller. It’s steamy, it’s a page-turner, but will it make the big money she needs? In London, Jackie Collins’s racy The World Is Full of Married Men launches her career. But neither author is prepared for the price they will pay for being women who dare to write about sex.
Jacqueline and Jackie are lambasted by the literary establishment, deluged with hate mail, and even condemned by feminists. In public, both women shoulder the outcry with dignity; in private, they are crumbling—particularly since they have secrets they don’t want splashed across the front pages.
1965, NYC: College graduate Nancy White is excited to take up her dream job at a Manhattan publishing house, but she could never be prepared for the rampant sexism she will encounter. While working on Valley of the Dolls, she becomes friends with Jacqueline Susann, and, after reaching out to Jackie Collins about a US deal, she is responsible for the two authors meeting.
Will the two Jackies clash as they race to top the charts? Will Nancy achieve her ambition of becoming an editor, despite all the men determined to hold her back? Three women struggle to succeed in a man’s world, while desperately trying to protect those they love the most.
Review
This is a unique novel about Jackie Collins and Jacqueline Susann, two dynamic, groundbreaking writers renowned for their scandalous and controversial novels, and the beleaguered young editorial assistant who introduces them.
To say I love this book is an understatement. This book hit me at just the right time and just the right place. But the nostalgia this brought back to me is amazing. I remember reading Jackie Collins when I was a young girl in high school. (GASP!) And there was so much in this book that I did not know.
Same with Jacqueline Susann. I was late to the game reading her. And I certainly did not know much about her life. And I did feel that this book had more about her than it did Jackie.
These two ladies changed the way women were viewed in publishing…no doubt! Not without trauma..but they each handled it in their own way.
Then there is Nancy. Nancy is just a young girl trying to break into the publishing field as an editor. Oh the stuff she goes through!
Need an all around good tale that will open your eyes…THIS IS IT! Grab your copy today
I received this novel from the publisher for a honest review.
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