title: The Business
author: Bingham, Charlotte
description: Meredith Browne came up the hard way, starting at the bottom as a child actress. Max Kassov, on the other hand, has always had everything. Despite their different backgrounds the two are very alike, and a mutual attraction deepens into a passionate love affair. But Max betrays Meredith, a vicious betrayal that leaves her humiliated and determined to rise to even greater heights than he - if only to exact retribution...
  
  The Business chronicles the tragedies and failures as well as the glittering rewards earned by a galaxy of memorable characters. Against the rich backdrop of their brittle, uncertain yet fascinating world is set a powerful tale of romance and sex, of money and corruption, of brilliant talent used and abused.