The eighties saw jackie hitting her stride with the seminal blockbuster, hollywood wives, as well as lucky. Jul 01, 1983 hollywood wives, written by jackie collins, was the sixth book i read in my summer of guilty pleasure reads. I sorta gave up adding more signatures to this piece. Focused on the younger sister of a hollywood starlet, the book is somewhat based on chandlers own experiences with movies and is greatly inspired by.
As an amazon associate, the bibliofile earns from qualifying purchases. Oct 16, 2003 collins says, the hollywood wives book in the 80s was very much about women who controlled their husbands from behind the scenes. A new generation of hollywood wives are making waves in tinsel town. The book explores her life, loves, and sets the foundation for a great ride. R538 im sure i read somewhere about 812 months ago that the rights to turn some of jackies books into big screen movies had been bought by a big film studio. Jackies fabulous take on the new breed will shock and surprise, amuse and startle. Published in 1983, it was the 50 shades of its day.
Four celebrity couples edging towards the showdown of their lives. The new generation is everything one would expect in a jackie collins novel. Focused on the younger sister of a hollywood starlet, the book is somewhat based on chandlers own experiences with movies and is greatly. A hollywood star fawcett, fed up with her husbands cheating, hires a private investigator. Hollywood wives the new generation 2003 directed by. Fast pacing, and sharp plotting keeps the readers on the edge of their seat, and the steamy sex keeps the pages turning. In recent years she kept fans entertained with poor little bitch girl, the power trip, and her final novel, the santagelos, never wavering on her commitment to take her readers on a wild ride. Luttrell and 3 other members of seal team 10 were tasked with the mission to. Hollywood wives the new generation by jackie collins. Hollywood wives is a 1983 novel by the british author jackie collins. Hollywood wives mass market paperback august 1, 1987. Based on the bestselling book by jackie collins, jacki collins hollywood wives is a sexy and dramatic three part miniseries that takes a sneak peek at what life is like amongst. Oct 03, 2019 sutton stracke, a philanthropist who has joined the cast of bravos the real housewives of beverly hills, recently opened a boutique in west hollywood. Hollywood wives by robert day candice bergen, joanna cassidy.
Buy a cheap copy of hollywood wives book by jackie collins. They cruise rodeo drive in their mercedes and rolls, turning shopping at giorgio and gucci into an. Jackie collins hollywood wives holds up just as well to reading now as it did in the hey day of hollywood excess the 80s when it was written. Advertised with the teaser if you think nothing can shock you.
It follows several women connected to the entertainment industry in. It reminded me of the tv show, lifestyles of the rich and famous, which aired in the 80s. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or. They lunch at ma maison and the bistro on salads and hot gossip. Hollywood wives was an extremely entertaining read, containing a bit of something for everyone.
She followed it year after year with one successful title after another, including chances, the first installment of a sprawling ninebook saga introducing the streetsmart, sexy, and dynamic lucky santangelo. A smarmy tale of showbiz sexploits, jackies ninth book nails those poor little rich girlsbased on. Jan 31, 2012 the eighties saw jackie hitting her stride with the seminal blockbuster, hollywood wives, as well as lucky, hollywood husbands, and rock star. Fast pacing, and sharp plotting keeps the readers on the edge of their seat. An absolutely fantastic read drama, sex, murder, this one has it all.
All of hollywood is here in their vulgar magnificence. Lone survivor is based on marcus luttrells book that recounts the failed june 28, 2005 mission operation red wings. Hollywood sinners by victoria fox power, revenge, lust, greed, and betrayal. Hollywood wives tells the stories of several women in hollywood, ranging all the way from longtime talent agents and screenwriters to vivacious screen vixens and young, innocent newcomers. The new generation, collins gleefully dives into the demimonde of the entertainment industry and comes up with some juicy pearls. Before the kardashians and the real housewives of god knows what life in hollywood was dramatically different. Sep 22, 2015 the best selling mini series by the late great jackie collins. Elaine conti, wife of a fading star, angel hudson, wife of a male stud, and montana gray, wife of a director trying to make it herself into the male world of directing. Disharmony directed to the protagonist of the novel elaine conti. The object of the study based on the novel hollywood wives is about marital. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study.
According to collins, theyre far less concerned today with furthering. Hollywood wives, campy 1983 aaron spelling miniseries. Im hopeful its going to be a strong year for books making their way to film and. The threepart, fourandahalfhour production was produced by aaron spelling, whose series dynasty was number one. Hollywood wives, written by jackie collins, was the sixth book i read in my summer. A glittering glimpse of the alluring luxury and temptationfilled lives of the wives of hollywoods royaltythe wheelers and dealers and stars whose lives are patterned after the fantasies. Dishing dirt with jackie collins, who says her novels pale before.
A lot has changed in the lives of hollywood wives in the past two decades. Ambitious, young, smart and lethal, whatever they dont have, they want and whatever these women want. Hollywood wives is based on the 1983 novel by the same name by jackie collins a threepart, sixhour adaptation of jackie collins book about a group of very wealthy, attractive, snobbish women who are caught up in the low life and high society of hollywood. Jackie collins hollywood wives is an american television miniseries based on the 1983 novel of the same name by jackie collins. Jackie collins biography life, children, parents, name. Links to thirdparty sites may include affiliate links.
Lovers and lettuce leaves, says jackie collins, who wrote the book this link is to an external site that may or may not meet accessibility guidelines. These women are making it on their own with careers in the entertainment industry and gym buffed bodies. Collinss new posse of wives are significantly more modern than the last generation women whose money and power came solely through their rich hollywood husbands. With twentyeight undeniably scintillating booklist international bestsellers and 400 million copies of her books sold, the queen of glamour fiction san antonio expressnews reigns supreme. Its so trashy that, while i wonder how much of it is based in reality, i sort of. The new generation, collins gleefully lunges into the entertainment industry and comes up with some juicy tidbits. Hollywood wives by robert day candice bergen, joanna. The best selling mini series by the late great jackie collins. Sutton stracke of real housewives of beverly hills opens. It would also go on to become a hit television series titled hollywood wives, which was based off of the first book, as it would be produced by none other than aaron spelling in 1985.
Collins says, the hollywood wives book in the 80s was very much about women who controlled their husbands from behind the scenes. Hollywood wives the new generation by jackie collins glamour, sex, ambition. Mar 25, 20 based on the bestselling book by jackie collins, jacki collins hollywood wives is a sexy and dramatic three part miniseries that takes a sneak peek at what life is like amongst hollywood s. Airing on abc in february 1985, hollywood wives was a ratings success, capitalizing on the publics taste for opulent melodramas that dominated television ratings in the 1980s. Jackie collins has had several of her novels adapted for television and film, as fans yearned to see their favorite characters on television. Starting out back in 1983 with the book hollywood wives it has gone on to become one of the biggest testaments to twentieth century hollywood to date.
A hollywood star fawcett, fed up with her husbands cheating, hires a private investigator to tail him. Advertised with the teaser if you think nothing can shock you anymore, part one got things up and running by introducing the central players, among them. The hollywood franchise proved her most enduring, however. It was her ninth novel, and her most successful, selling over 15 million copies. Hollywood wives, written by jackie collins, was the sixth book i read in my summer of guilty pleasure reads.
She wrote nine novels based on the family including her last, the. Book one 1 elaine conti awoke in her luxurious bed in her luxurious beverly hills mansion, pressed a button to open the electrically. The new generation explores the secrets of the women in todays hollywood. A threepart, sixhour adoptation of jackie collins book about a group of very wealthy, attractive, snobbish women who are caught up in the low life and high society of hollywood. The wives of the title are on an adventure jampacked journey through this world, dragging the reader along behind them. They cruise rodeo drive in their mercedes and rolls, turning shopping at. Originally published as hollywood alist secrets exposed. This is a madefortelevision effort based on the book of the same name by jackie collins and a spinoff from the earlier hollywood wives novel and tv series. With candice bergen, joanna cassidy, mary crosby, angie dickinson. Hollywood wives, campy 1983 aaron spelling miniseries a must for elder gays and baby gays alike.
Based on the novel by jackie collins, the steamy abc tv minseries hollywood wives began its threeevening run on february 17, 1985. Buy this book in the starstudded publishing cosmos of gossipy fiction, collins orbits securely between the likes of dominick dunne and danielle steel. In her latest addition to the beach book genre, hollywood wives. It follows several women connected to the entertainment industry in hollywood. The eighties saw jackie hitting her stride with the seminal blockbuster, hollywood wives, as well as lucky, hollywood husbands, and rock star. Hollywood wives is based on the 1983 novel by the same name by jackie collins a threepart, sixhour adaptation of jackie collins book about a group of very wealthy, attractive, snobbish women who are. Hollywood wives novel, a 1983 novel by jackie collins hollywood wives miniseries, a 1985 television miniseries based on the novel see also.
Id recommend this novel to anyone who has an interest into the lurid lives of hollywood s rich and famous, written by someone whos on the inside, looking out. Hollywood girls club by maggie marr, always dangerous by dee j. Hollywood wives jackie collins read online free books. The book is great for jewellers, she wrote in her column in the new york post on friday. With farrah fawcett, melissa gilbert, robin givens, dorian harewood. Whether youre new to the world of jackie collins, or you know her books intimately, youll find something to love in the achingly sexy hollywood wives, featuring an introduction from the. As always, jackie collins views hollywood and its inhabitants with an insiders eye. Sutton stracke, a philanthropist who has joined the cast of bravos the real housewives of beverly hills, recently opened a boutique in west hollywood. A threepart, sixhour adoptation of jackie collins book about a group of very wealthy, attractive, snobbish women who are.