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Number Of Pages: 368
Publication Date: September 06, 2005
Sales Rank: 8166
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The new novel that fans of the bestselling author have been waiting for, about three sexy, powerful career women who will do anything to stay at the top of their fieldsVictory Ford is the darling of the fashion world. Single, attractive, and iconoclastic, she has worked for years to create her own signature line. As Victory struggles to keep her company afloat, she learns crucial lessons about what she really wants in a relationship.Nico O+Neilly is the glamorous, brilliant editor of Bonfire Magazine-the pop-culture bible for fashion, show business, and politics. Considered one of the most powerful women in publishing, she seems to have it all. But in a mid-life crisis, she suddenly realizes this isn+t enough. Wendy Healy+s chutzpah has propelled her to the very top of the cut-throat movie industry. When it becomes clear that a competitor is trying to oust her, something has to give-and Wendy must decide between her career and her marriage.In Lipstick Jungle, Bushnell once again delivers an addictive page-turner of sex and scandal that will keep readers enthralled and guessing to the very last page.
Amazon.com Review:
In a way, Candace Bushnell's Lipstick Jungle picks up where her career-defining book Sex and the City left off, in the money-soaked, power-hungry, beauty-obsessed jungle that is New York City. This time around, the ladies are a bit older, a lot richer, but not particularly wiser nor more endearing than Bushnell's earlier heroines.
Lipstick Jungle weaves the stories of Nico O'Neilly, Wendy Healy, and Victory Ford, numbers 8, 12, and 17 on The New York Post's list of 'New York's 50 Most Powerful Women.' But this is 21st Century New York, and to get ahead and stay ahead, these women will do anything, including jeopardizing their personal and professional relationships. Take for example Nico, editor-in-chief of Bonfire magazine, who betrays her boss to rise to the top of the entire magazine division at media mega-giant Splatch-Verner. As president of Paradour Pictures, Wendy may be poised to win an Oscar for her 10-year labor-of-love, Ragged Pilgrims, but her marriage is in shambles and her children care more about a $50,000 pony than their mother. And for single, 43-year-old fashion designer Victory, pleasing tough critics may be more important than ever finding the real relationship she's convinced herself she doesn't need.
This racy tale of women behaving badly manages to shrewdly flip the tables to show us how gender roles are essentially interchangeable, given the right circumstances. Whether that was Bushnell's intent when crafting this wicked tale is another story. --Gisele Toueg
10 Second Interview: A Few Words with Candace Bushnell
 Q: Were Victory, Wendy, and Nico inspired by any real-life women?
A: The characters and situations in Lipstick Jungle were inspired by the real-life women I know and admire in New York City. As with Sex and the City, I spent a lot of time thinking about where women were today, and what I noticed was that there was a fascinating group of women in their forties who were leading non-traditional lives. They were highly successful and motivated, they often had children, and usually were the providers for their families, and yet, they didn't fit the old stereotype of the witchy businesswoman. Indeed, so many of these women were the girls next door, the girls who reminded me of my best friends when I was a kid and we used to fantasize about the great things we were going to do in life. Like the women in Sex and the City, the Lipstick Jungle women are charting new lives for themselves, redefining what it means to be a woman when you really are as powerful, or more powerful, than a man.
Of course, you probably want specifics, so I will say that there was a moment when it all clicked. Tina Brown used to write a terrific column in the Washington Post, and one of the things she was always mentioning was how there was a group of powerful women who were meeting and lunching at Michael's restaurant. They'd been working for over twenty years, their children were now in their early teens and didn't need them every minute, and now, in their forties or early fifties, they had time to strive for new career goals and to spend more time with their girlfriends. I thought, 'Aha--that's the Lipstick Jungle.'
Q: What kind of research did you do to cover fashion, film, and publishing in one book?
A: To research fashion, film and publishing, I did what I always do--I talked to my girlfriends! Of course, it helps that I've worked in magazine publishing and have had my share of experience with Hollywood. I'm also lucky enough to have a couple of girlfriends who are top designers, who offered to help me out with the specific details. I still remember the afternoon when one of my girlfriends and I sat down to talk--she was over eight months pregnant, and I was worried that we were going to have to run to the hospital!
Amazon.com's Significant Seven
Candace Bushnell graciously agreed to answer the questions we like to ask every author: the Amazon.com Significant Seven.
Q: What book has had the most significant impact on your life?
A: So many books have affected my life it's hard to pick just one. When I was a teenager, I was obsessed with Kurt Vonnegut, and Evelyn Waugh; when I was in my early thirties, a girlfriend and I re-read House of Mirth, and freaked out--we didn't want to end up like Lily Bart. Most recently I read Angela's Ashes for the first time and was absolutely stunned.
Q: You are stranded on a desert island with only one book, one CD, and one DVD--what are they?
A: Make Way for Lucia, by E.F. Benson, a book that I always hope will never end; Van Morrison's greatest hits; and Pride and Prejudice, the six-part mini-series..
Q: What is the worst lie you've ever told?
A: 'My e-mail isn't working.' I'm not a good liar. It's one of my flaws. I'm too forthright and usually have to apologize the next day for telling the truth the night before.
Q: Describe the perfect writing environment.
A: All I need is a desk, a chair and my computer. Once I start writing, I don't notice my environment. In fact, I've had people try to talk to me when I'm writing and I literally can't hear them. I see their mouths moving but no sound comes out.
Q: If you could write your own epitaph, what would it say?
A: 'I don't ever want to be asked about my own epitaph!'
Q: Who is the one person living or dead that you would like to have dinner with?
A: Tolstoy. I've read that he loved gossip. It would be great to have a good old gossip with him.
Q: If you could have one superpower, what would it be?
A: Flying, of course. Who wouldn't want to be unfettered by gravity?
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Like a children's book (except for the sex and the language)
Completely unrealistic. How can anyone identify with these super-powerful and rich women? Buying your ex-husband a flat right next to yours so you can both be next to the kids? And so unimaginative. The producer woman's movies are called "Ragged Pilgrims" and "The Spotted Pig" (which is a romance). Was Bushnell trying to be humorous? So horrible. Read it if you have nothing else to do.
Rating:  - Very JUMPY book
I purchased this book for i believe under $8.00 from AMZ. $8.00 or $7.00 (Hardcover Edition Brand New) free shipping and no tax. I love a good bargain. But i kind of regret it. Those few dollars gave me nothing but a world of pain. Candance writes decent. I give her 1 star for being able to write over 200 pages, but that's it. That's the only accomplishment here. The book is just very JUMPY it keeps going from scenario to scenario in an odd pacing. Because of this it came out to be a difficult READ! Also i know she tries to show the fabulous life of girls in Manhattan and if anyone lives in NYC you will know life is glamorous only to a certain extent. Anyways, the way she writes about these characters you end up just not feeling a thing for them. They are not very likeable people or people anyone would root for. I believe in Chick Lit it's all about rooting for the underdog and not characters that come off as shallow and vapid. I thought I would enjoy this because of the price and regret every minute of it. Getting through the 1st chapter was just slow torture. I also had another Candace book called 4 Blondes which was a mess of a READ as well. In all honesty I purchased her books because she was the creator of SATC and in the end she really has nothing interesting to offer literature fans of the world.
Rating:  - Okay for a summertime trash novel
Lipstick Jungle reads exactly like what it was meant for: a script for Bushnell's next television show. I deliberately plucked it out of sales bin as I was looking for my next no-brainer-entertainment-purposes-only-summertime-reading novel. I was not disappointed. Ms. Bushnell's writing certainly isn't the most eloquent I've ever encountered, and she does overuse the thesaurus a bit, plugging in seldom-used "big" words that seemed a clumsy attempt at sophisticated writing. While the characters have completely no relevance to my life, it stayed with me enough so that I could finish it... and frankly, I was entertained. My only criticism with her novel is the contemptuous attitude towards men. These high-powered women who are in constant competition with men is really a testament to what little self-esteem these "modern" women possess. I, for one, miss those days when being referred to as a "[...]" was an insult, now women wear it as a badge of honor--pathetic! And for being "smart" women, they make idiotic, desperate choices in men. The two married characters in her book allow themselves to be treated badly by their husbands -- for years -- and they put up with it? A true woman in control and empowered has the courage to speak her mind, expect respect, gives respect, and yet fearless of being vulnerable to the right man, and because of that she is treated well and adored and respected. Those lipstick jungle broads can have that high-flying lifestyle, because when you're at the top, the only place ... Read More
Rating: - I tired really hard to enjoy it
I tried really hard to enjoy this book. I kept reading even though I was bored out of my mind. I got through about half of the book before I realized it is not going to get better, and I should not waste another minute of my life trying to finish it. I gave it away to a friend to see if it was only me who thought it was stupid and trite. My friend could not get through the first 3 chapters, and she gave it back to me.
I donated it to the local library only because I did not want to waste the paper it was printed on. As much as I hated it, there are people with different tastes who might enjoy it. Cheers to you if you do, it was just not for me.
Rating:  - Lipstick Jungle
Pretty decent book, the show doesn't do this book justice. I was looking forward to seeing what might be made of Candace Bushnell's Lipstick Jungle because I enjoyed Sex n the City so much. Read the book, skip the show
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