Lovers and Gamblers

by Jackie Collins

Overview

A wild ride from London and New York to Hollywood and Amazonian jungles, with a rock-and-roll superstud and a beauty queen with sky-high ambitions who find their dreams and nightmare are about to come true – from the iconic author and subject of the Netflix documentary Lady Boss.

A book that left burn marks on night tables across continents, 'Lovers And Gamblers 'has become a Collins classic. It features two of her most memorable characters: Al King, the rock-and-roll superstud who is everything any sex-crazed groupie ever imagined her hero to be; and Dallas, the beauty queen whose sky-high ambitions stem from a sordid secret—the type that tabloids tingle to tell. Together, they're on a wild ride from London to New York, from Hollywood to Rio and the steaming jungles of the Amazon—where all their dreams and nightmares are about to come true.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446356602
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	08/01/1991
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	592
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 6.75(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

There have been many imitators, but only Jackie Collins can tell you what really goes on in the fastest lane of all. From Beverly Hills bedrooms to a raunchy prowl along the streets of Hollywood; from glittering rock parties and concerts to stretch limos and the mansions of power brokers-Jackie Collins chronicles the real truth from the inside looking out.

Jackie Collins has been called a "raunchy moralist" by the late director Louis Malle and "Hollywood's own Marcel Proust" by Vanity Fair magazine. With more than 500 million copies of her books sold in more than forty countries, and with some thirty New York Times bestsellers to her credit, Jackie Collins is one of the world's top-selling novelists. She is known for giving her readers an unrivaled insider's knowledge of Hollywood and the glamorous lives and loves of the rich, famous, and infamous. "I write about real people in disguise," she says. "If anything, my characters are toned down-the truth is much more bizarre."

Visit Jackie's website at www.jackiecollins.com, and follow her on Instagram and Twitter at JackieJCollins, Facebook at www.facebook.com/jackiecollins, and Pinterest at www.pinterest.com/jackiejcollins.

Hometown:

Los Angeles, California

Date of Birth:

October 4, 1941

Place of Birth:

London, England

Website:

http://www.jackiecollins.com

Editorial Reviews

"A blockbuster...for anyone who wants to know what it is really like to be in the superstar belt...one helluva good read."—Cosmopolitan

"Bestselling Jackie Collins has been consistently turning out the solid gold McCoy."—Philadelphia Inquirer

"Jackie Collins is at the top of the heap."—Providence Sunday Journal

"Jackie Collins writes long, steamy cliff-hangers that show the world as a vast, unquiet bedroom where the rich and famous grapple. Millions buy her books."—Wall Street Journal

From the Publisher

"Jackie Collins writes long, steamy cliff-hangers that show the world as a vast, unquiet bedroom where the rich and famous grapple. Millions buy her books."

Wall Street Journal

"Jackie Collins is at the top of the heap."

Providence Sunday Journal

"Bestselling Jackie Collins has been consistently turning out the solid gold McCoy."

Philadelphia Inquirer

"A blockbuster...for anyone who wants to know what it is really like to be in the superstar belt...one helluva good read."

Cosmopolitan