书目

Valley of the Dolls(ISBN=9780802135193)

内容简介

Itsthreeprotagonists--AnneWelles,theuptight-but-full-of-a-strange-yearningNewEnglandbeauty;NeelyO'Hara,theJudyGarlandáclef;andJenniferNorth,whoissortoftheMarilynMonroeáclefandalsosortoftheBrigitteBardotáclefbutmainlysortoftheleastrealizedcharacterinthebook--allspendmostofthenovelwithwhattheywantexcruciatinglyjustoutofreach,andallareultimatelynotonlydefeatedbutself-defeating...Ishouldsay,firstofall,thatIhaveabsolutelynocriticismstomakeofthisbook.Itisperfect,andI'mnotjustsayingthatbecauseIpracticallymemorizeditattheageof13anditwasoneofmyprimaryillicitsourcesofsexualinformationinthegapbetweeninformationandexperience,andIthereforeviewitwithfondnostalgia....Howevermelodramaticitsplotmaybe,ValleyoftheDollsissimplyold-fashionedriveting.

作者简介

JacquelineSusannleftherhometownofPhiladelphiaateighteenandmovedtoNewYorkwheresheactedextensivelyandwontheBestDressedWomaninTelevisionawardfourtimes.Butitwasthesuccessofherthreeblockbusternovels-ValleyoftheDolls,TheLoveMachineandOnceIsNotEnough-thattransformedherintothePucci-cladmediasuperstarweremembertoday.JacquelineSusannwasmarriedtoproducerIrvingMansfield.Shediedin1974.--Thistextreferstoanoutofprintorunavailableeditionofthistitle.

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