Books by Olivia Goldsmith and Complete Book Reviews
Olivia Goldsmith, Author . Dutton $24.95 (368p) ISBN 978-0-525-94644-1
An old hand at the hell-hath-no-fury revenge novel, Goldsmith sets her latest humorous caper in an unlikely location—behind bars. When "Wall Street showboater" Jennifer Spencer agreed to "take the heat" for her boss's...
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Olivia Goldsmith, Author . Warner $24 (336p) ISBN 978-0-446-53110-8
Kate Jameson has outgrown her Brooklyn gang: Bina, Bunny, Barbie and Bev, aka the Bitches of Bushwick. While the Bs still go for French manicures and (gasp) matching furniture, Kate has embraced the urbane life. She has a Chelsea apartment and a...
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Olivia Goldsmith, Author Simon & Schuster $45 (424p) ISBN 978-0-671-74693-3
This empowering romp will delight and invigorate nearly any woman who's ever stewed over a bad breakup. In late-'80s Manhattan, three well-to-do, middle-aged divorcees are brought together by the suicide of a friend whose spouse, a bigoted Wall...
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Olivia Goldsmith, Author Dutton Books $24.95 (336p) ISBN 978-0-525-94558-1
For all its hip talk and flaunting of high-tech accessories, Goldsmith's (The First Wives Club) cream-puff new read is an old-fashioned tale of love and friendship. In the new SeattleDa town suddenly stinking rich, ""famous for its bad boys, good...
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Olivia Goldsmith, Author Poseidon Press $22.5 (0p) ISBN 978-0-671-79449-1
Tell-all patter from a fictional gossip columnist spikes this deliciously juicy novel about Hollywood celebrities and secrets. In the beginning is Mary Jane Moran, a talented New York actress whose lumpish face and figure corral her in the small-time
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Olivia Goldsmith, Author HarperCollins Publishers $24 (431p) ISBN 978-0-06-017611-2
Prominent designer Karen Kahn has just won the fashion industry's top achievement award. As this witty, energetic and sometimes caustic novel quickly shows, however, it's all downhill from there. Karen's company, KK Inc., needs a huge infusion of...
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Olivia Goldsmith, Author HarperCollins Publishers $16 (208p) ISBN 978-0-06-018652-4
Goldsmith has hit a triple: in addition to the movie based on The First Wives Club and her recent novel, Bestseller, bruiting her name, she will have this funny, schmaltzy fairytale-cum-sitcom in the stores in time for the holidays. ""Mom'' is...
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Olivia Goldsmith, Author, Julie Rubinstein, Editor Pocket Books $6.99 (528p) ISBN 978-0-671-79705-8
The author of First Wives Club spoofs Hollywood clebrities and entertainment industry glitz. (May)
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Olivia Goldsmith, Author, Chuck Johnson, With HarperCollins Publishers $25 (0p) ISBN 978-0-06-017822-2
It is an old adage that books about publishing do not sell, because those likely to be most interested will beg, borrow or steal them rather than buy. In the case of the latest by Goldsmith (The First Wives Club) that would be a pity, because it is...
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