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1965, 1066: Two racy novels came into the world. But was the world ready and for the women who wrote them?
Scandalous Women
What you need to know before your trail
1966:In London, Jackie Collins’s racy The World is Full of Married Men hits bookshops and launches her career. In New York, Jacqueline Susann’s debut novel Valley of the Dolls is published, and she’s desperate for it to be a bestseller. But both are about to discover the price they will pay for being women who dare to write about sex.
Meanwhile, college graduate Nancy White is excited to take up her dream job at a Manhattan publishing house. But Nancy could never be prepared for the rampant sexism she is about to encounter.
When Nancy introduces the two Jackies, she fears they will become rivals in their race to top the charts. As she strives to achieve her ambition of becoming an editor, can all three women succeed despite the men determined to hold them back?
Locations
Reset- America/USA - New York, New York City
- A: Navarro Hotel
- B: Manhattan - Broadway
- C: Bernard Geis Associates
- D: New York Presbyterian Hospital
- E: Doctors Hospital
- America/USA - California - Los Angeles
- F: Jackie Collins house
- G: The Beverly Hills Hotel
- England - London
- H: Hamilton Terrace
- I: Francis Holland School
- J: Tramp nightclub
Travel Guide
Oh the scandal of a journey from London, to New York then Los Angeles
The settings and locations here are stunning – from the shiny lights of Broadway to the palm trees of Los Angeles with the streets of London in between. There’s a hotel Navarro and inside the publishing house of the very real Bernie Geis.
Oh you will love the insights into the publishing world back then – with the trials of tribulations of a fictional intern called Nancy showing you the inside scoop.
Jackie Collins was born in London but had most of her life and career in Los Angeles. Jacqueline Susann spent most time in New York – the publishing ‘ war’ between these two women is explored here. What a place to be!
Booktrailer Review
Oh this book made me exhausted! I was so heavily invested in all the characters, I was glued to this book. Nancy! Oh Nancy what were you thinking? Nancy, no run! Jackie in that club. Jaqueline in the publishing offices. How dare they treat these women like that.
What an insight into the world of publishing at that time. Even if 1% of this is true, it’s pretty damming. I haven’t read much Jackie Collins and haven’t read any of Jaqueline Susann’s but that doesn’t matter as I was totally and utterly behind them, every step of the way. Jackie might be more famous to UK audiences but I didn’t have the first idea of what she went through before and after being published. Blimey.
How Gill has taken two such iconic writers, invented my now best literary friend Nancy and created this world is nothing short of brilliant.
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Scandalous Women
Destination/Location: London, New York (Manhattan), Los Angeles Author: Gill Paul Departure: 1965,1966
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