description: 'There's something seriously retro cool about reading a Jackie Collins novel that has got us desperate to slip into an ankle-skimming kaftan, slick on some coral lipstick and kick back on a poolside sun lounger. Lovers &amp; Players is her 24th book, and as you might expect it sticks to her wining formula -- power, money and sex in the lives of America's beautiful people [ . . . ] Bartender, pour us a dirty martini and keep them coming. This is vintage Jackie Collins and we'll be here 'till closing' HEAT magazine ***** Rachel Eling 28/09'Oh god, how can you go wrong? Settle yourself down on a yacht with this meaty tome on your bronzed thighs and I * you won't surface until cocktail hour. This is Joan's racy sister's 24th book, and will probably by her 24th to top the New York Times' bestseller list [ . . . ] Coudl this be her hottest, steamiest novel yet? We Love those Lucky Bitches' GAY TIMES, Joseph Galliano'A generation of women have learnt more about how to handle their men from Jackie's books than from any kind of manual [ . . . ] She seems to know every Hollywood player and just where to find their dirty laundry basket. She is a consummate observer. An outsider with insider's knowledgee. That's her signature, her trick. She is, at once, both intimate and detached [ . . . ]Jackie is very much her own a total one off'. DAILY MAIL'All quickfire action, wild sex and glamorous people who, surprisingly, one grows to care about. Best of all, though, is Collins' irresistible writing, entirely in upbeat, straight-talking American vernacular, full of hilarious Stateside phrases. Y'know what I'm saying? . . . Jackie is queen of conspiculously consuming blockbusters about American high life. This only cements her position on the leopard skin throne . . . Great fun, in every sense of the word' Wendy Holden, DAILY MAIL'Escapism doesn't come racier than Jackie Collins' YOU Magazine, Mail on Sunday'Take one vindictive aging tycoon and three charismatic, ambitious sons; add one naive heiress, one aspiring R&amp;B diva, one British lady of the house; throw in a dash of Russian mafia, kinky sex and a pitch of rap mogul, fabulous locations and a sprinkling of murders, and you have teh ingredients for a fast-paced, glamour-heavy Collins extraveganza . . . The ever-stylin' Collins manages to tie the scattered plot lines together into another page-turning tale packed with intrigue, revenge and romance for her St. Martin's debut' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY'For the ultimate in escapism, you can't do much better than a good Jackie Collins novel, and here she's at her bold and brash best [ . . . ] This is a tale chock full with all the glamour, passion and dangerous addiction you could possibly desire' DAILY MAIL'A highly-charged love story full of secrets, passion and regrets' DAILY EXPRESS, 7/7
language: English
title: Lovers and Players
titlecomplete: Lovers and Players
genres: Drama, Adult, Contemporary Romance, Mystery, Novels, Romance, Fiction, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Chick Lit
ratings_count: 5694
publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd