Valley of the Dolls 50th Anniversary Edition - Softcover

Susann, Jacqueline

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802125344 ISBN 13: 9780802125347

Publisher: Grove Press, 2016

Synopsis

The 50th Anniversary Edition of Jacqueline Susann's All-Time Pop-Culture Classic

The perfect gift for any Valley fan or your favorite Doll, featuring a new cover design introduction by Simon Doonan never-before-seen archival material an essay from Jackie, My Book Is Not Dirty!”

At a time when women were destined to become housewives, Jacqueline Susann let us dream. Anne, Neely, and Jennifer become best friends as struggling young women in New York City trying to make their mark. Eventually, they climb their way to the top of the entertainment industry only to find that there’s no place left to go but down, into the Valley of the Dolls.

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Review:

Sex and drugs and shlock and more--Jacqueline Susann's addictively entertaining trash classic about three showbiz girls clawing their way to the top and hitting bottom in New York City has it all. Though it's inspired by Susann's experience as a mid-century Broadway starlet who came heartbreakingly close to making it, but did not, and despite its reputation as THE roman á clef of the go-go 1960s, the novel turned out to be weirdly predictive of 1990s post-punk, post-feminist, post "riot grrrl" culture. Jackie Susann may not be a writer for the ages, but--alas!--she's still a writer for our times.

About the Author:

Jacqueline Susann is a legend in American publishing. Her debut novel, Valley of the Dolls, published in 1966, has sold over 31 million copies in thirty languages. Susann was the first author to have three consecutive #1 books on the New York Times bestseller list. She was married to her beloved husband, producer Irving Mansfield, until her untimely death on September 21, 1974, after a courageously fought battle with breast cancer. Susann’s intensely private twelve-year fight to overcome the disease was not known publicly until after her death. She was fifty-six.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove Press
• Publication date: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0802125344
• ISBN 13: 9780802125347
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496