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I'll Take Manhattan
I'll Take Manhattan
Author: Judith Krantz
ISBN-13: 9780553264074
ISBN-10: 0553264079
Publication Date: 2/1/1987
Pages: 464
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 54 ratings
Publisher: Bantam
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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Very good book
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Very fast read!
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A great summer read!
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A good read.
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Interesting.
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Love this author. Have read all of her books. Humorous lady.
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A fun, fast, sexy read -- a perfect beach or summer book.
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You will enjoy this fascinating drama of power, sexual obcession, betrayal and true love played out in the sophisticated, high stakes arena of magazine publishing and the glamour of its world...............
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From Publishers Weekly
Few can beat Krantz for pure energy. The author of bestsellers Scruples and Princess Daisy has penned another splashy romp through the lives of the rich and the slightly-less-rich, using Manhattan for a glittering backdrop. As the shareholders of Amberville Publications can attest, a family tree wouldn't be complete without twisted branches. The magazine empire of the late Zachary Amberville is being pulled to pieces by his envious younger brother, Cutter, whose first official act after marrying his sister-in-law is to ax four periodicals. Within a year, he expects to sell those remaining at a huge profit. But Cutter hasn't reckoned on his feisty niece, Maxi, who, at 29, has been a mother once, a divorcee three times, and a spendthrift all her life. Sailing into battle with aid from her brother Justin, a photographer with a past of his own, and her macho first husband, Rocco, Maxi turns a dying magazine into a wild success. Light sparring between the formerly-marrieds keeps the book humming along, although the scuffle with Cutter is abruptly dropped when the extent of his duplicity becomes known. Weak subplots are easily glossed over by punchy dialogue and an amusing, likable cast. 300,000 first printing; $300,000 ad/promo; first serial to Cosmopolitan; author tour.
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