Olivia Goldsmith

Danny Sothern, Henry Read, and Red Clybourne were ten-years-old together in Kansas, peeping on naked girls and stealing whiskey. As they grew whiskers, they moved on to robbing payrolls and mugging passed-out drunks. But now, when they accidentally kill a man, their lucky streak of never getting caught is about to fizzle and burn.... To avoid the gallows, they have to skedaddle. Since they only know how to gamble and steal, the young men are in for the ride of their lives, full of narrow misses and loose women. And when "one for all and all for one" turns into two against one, not all of them will remain standing....

When her husband dies, Phyllis Geronomous, 69, leaves Florida for New York to be close to her children. The children reply with a campaign to find mother a new husband so as to get her back to Florida. By the author of The Bestseller.

Davis & Dash is the epitome of Manhattan's glittering publishing scene, a world of multimillion-dollar advances and Champagne publication parties. But as the do-or-die fall season approaches, D&D is scrambling to outmaneuver its competitors. Five authors are slotted for publication on their coveted fall list - but there will be only one bestseller. Interweaving the tales of five desperate authors with a scathing and hilarious inside look at the publishing world, Olivia Goldsmith offers her most mischievous and provocative novel since The First Wives Club. Every book has a story, but when the dust settles, which one will be the bestseller?

Jennifer has broken through the glass ceiling to become a major player in Wall Street. When her boss is caught playing fast and loose with SEC rules, Jennifer agrees to take the rap, believing her fiance will get her off. Instead, she ends up in Jennings Correctional Facility for Women.

Analyse : Roman familial.

De weg naar de top van de Amerikaanse haute couture is geplaveid met jaloezie en intrige, maar een joodse couturière slaat tijdig een rustiger pad naar eenvoudig geluk in.

Rejected by Hollywood as too fat, actress Mary Jane Moran endures a series of operations to reemerge as thin, gorgeous Jahne Moore, and embarks on her new career in Tinseltown.

Her excitement at having a pen pal quickly turns to disappointment when Daisy, a second-grader, receives some unwelcome news about this new "friend."

When Addie's promise to get superstar pop singer Cody Tucker to sing at the annual winter dance turns out to be a lie, Jenny must come to her rescue.

When they first met Lord Jeremy William Radcliffe, Charlie and her twin sister, Elizabeth, were escaping from their uncle - taking turns acting the young gentleman to avoid detection. But Charlie couldn't help falling head over heels - and out of the window - for the handsome lord. Of course, that was only the beginning: Lord Radcliffe insisted on showing "him" and her lovely sister safely to London. But how could he do that? With every touch, Radcliffe seemed unknowingly to incite indecent desires in Charlie, and his fraternal intent was certain to land her in a fine mess. Though it was a great game to play a boy, there was more fun in being female. And after one brush of his fiery lips when her guise was gone, Charlie swore to be nothing but his woman forevermore.

A modern-day battle of the sexes - dished up with scathing wit, hilarity, and plenty of attitude.