内容简介
WHOISKATEBLACKWELL?Sheisthesymbolofsuccess,thebeautifulwomanwhoparlayedherinheritanceintoaninternationalconglomerate.Winnerofauniquepositionamongthewealthyandworld-renowned.Andshe'sasurvivor,indomitableasherfather,themanwhoreturnedfromtheedgeofdeathtowrenchafortuneindiamondsfromthebleakSouthAfricanearth.Now,celebratingherninetiethbirthday,Katesurveysthefamilyshehasmanipulated,dominated,andloved:thefairandthegrotesque,themadandthemild,thegoodandtheevil--herwinningsinlife.Isshethe...MASTEROFTHEGAME?
作者简介
Bestknowntodayforhisexcitingblockbusternovels,SidneySheldonwastheauthorofTheBestLaidPlans,NothingLastsForever,TheStarsShineDown,TheDoomsdayConspiracy,MemoriesofMidnight,TheSandsofTime,WindmillsoftheGods,IfTomorrowComes,MasteroftheGame,RageofAngels,Bloodline,AStrangerintheMirror,andTheOtherSideofMidnight.Almostallofthemwerenumber-oneinternationalbestsellers.Hisfirstbook,TheNakedFace,wasacclaimedbytheNewYorkTimesas"thebestfirstmysteryoftheyear"andreceivedanEdgarAward.MostofhisnovelsbecamemajorfeaturefilmsorTVminiseries,andtherearemorethan275millioncopiesofhisbooksinprintthroughouttheworld.Beforehebecameanovelist,SheldonhadalreadywonaTonyAwardforBroadway'sRedheadandanAcademyAwardforTheBachelorandtheBobbySoxer.Hehaswrittenthescreenplaysfortwenty-threemotionpictures,includingEasterParade(withJudyGarland)andAnnieGetYourGun.Inaddition,hepennedsixotherBroadwayhitsandcreatedthreelong-runningtelevisionseries,includingHarttoHartandIDreamofJeannie,whichhealsoproduced.Awriterwhodelightedmillionswithhisaward-winningplays,movies,novels,andtelevisionshows,SidneySheldonreignedasoneofthemostpopularstorytellersofalltime.
