- Hardcover: 368 pages
- Publisher: Hyperion (Sep 6 2005)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0786868198
- ISBN-13: 978-0786868193
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.7 x 3 cm
- Shipping Weight: 590 g
- Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #371,010 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
Though Bushnell's fourth book opens in familiar Sex and the City territory—a fashion show in Bryant Park where attendees sport Jimmy Choo and Baume & Mercier—the novel quickly takes off for deeper waters. For once, men—how to get them, how to keep them—aren't Bushnell's central focus, and her three main characters, all women in their early 40s, are surely her richest to date. Two of the three are married with children; all are at the top of their field. Wendy, a movie executive at the Miramax-like Parador, struggles to finish a potentially Oscar-winning flick while placating her unemployed hubby at home. Nico, editor-in-chief at Bonfire magazine, juggles the Machiavellian politics of her corporate parent-company with the needs of her naïf boy-toy lover and her savvy Columbia professor husband. And while fashion designer Victory Ford may date a Mr. Big-like character, she takes the relationship lightly. Most of her energies are directed to saving her business, which has fallen on hard times since she launched a new, more innovative line. Bushnell herself won't face the same problem. There's plenty of the old razzle-dazzle to satisfy her fans. Her characters lunch at Michael's, go on dates to the Whitney Biennial and shop for ponies at the Palm Beach Polo Club. There's a make-out session in a bar bathroom, panty ripping on a kitchen countertop and many frank descriptions of urban sexual mores. But Bushnell's emphasis on female friendship and career ambition may also win her a legion of new readers. Her characters want "the sweet, creamy sensation of power," and it's Bushnell's account of how they got it, and how they keep it, that will really keep readers turning pages. Expect a splashy debut, followed by a long run of sales.
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Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
From Booklist
Bushnell rose to fame with her witty expose of the New York social scene, Sex and the City (1996), but since then, she's been writing fiction. Her third novel since Sex thrusts readers into a world that might seem familiar to fans of either Bushnell's first book or the hit TV show it inspired. Victory Ford, Wendy Healy, and Nico O'Neilly are three movers and shakers in Manhattan who still find time to lunch at the hottest restaurants, not unlike the four ladies of Sex and the City. Victory is a world-famous fashion designer whose spring collection failed to impress at New York's all-important fashion week. As the president of Parador Pictures, Wendy is gearing up for the film she hopes will finally snag her the coveted Best Picture Oscar. Nico, editor in chief of Bonfire magazine, is working her way up the corporate ladder. The ladies' love lives are just as interesting as their careers. Victory is being courted by an eccentric billionaire; Wendy's handsome, lazy husband has just demanded a divorce; and married Nico finds herself drawn into a fling with a handsome, younger male model. Readers who want to immerse themselves in the trendy world of New York's high society will find themselves at home in this scintillating novel. Kristine Huntley
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Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointing at best,
By Hayley French (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lipstick Jungle (Hardcover)
As a fan of Sex and the City, I was excited to re-enter the world of Candace Bushnell's imagination. However, by page 180, I found I cared so little for any of these characters I actually quit reading the book. I can't say how it ended or whether or not the book ever redeemed itself. I somehow doubt it. The names of the characters were frothy with soap opera overtones and so was the story. Meant to be a journey with stylish, powerful women, it became a bumpy ride full of too much style and not enough substance. The real genius behind the writing of Sex and the City came from Michael Patrick King, not Ms. Bushnell. I must confess, had I read Sex and the City, I may never have turned the TV show on. Thank God I didn't. If you want a pointless read, mind numbing enough to put you to sleep, this is the book for you. If you're looking for a tight page-turner with unforgettable characters I'm afraid you'll have to keep looking.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Oscars in the Summer!?,
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This review is from: Lipstick Jungle (Hardcover)
Having read Bushnell's first three books (and having loved them all), I was eager to read her latest novel and bought it the day it was released. I wouldn't say the book was awful but it was incredibly mediocre, with boring characters and, in my opinion, cheesy writing. But what I found most interesting (NOT in a good way) was that Bushnell had the Oscar nominations announced in early April (the Oscar nominees are announced either late January or early February) and the actual ceremony taking place in the summer?! As we know, the Oscars typically take place in late February or early March. I found it quite odd that Bushnell would miss that? Anyway, that is my cheap two cents. Happy Reading!! :-)
1 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
Good Risque and Racy Fun,
By Gaz (NYC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Lipstick Jungle (Hardcover)
I rally loved this book as it covers that whole 'what should I do with my life' syndrome.The characters are sublime and for the fist time I feel good about myself after empathising with the struggles us women go through. Just Great (If you like this also try The Other Woman by Jane Green or You Are Here by Steve Horsfall)
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