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Jacqueline Susann Ominbus
The Love Machine and Once Is Not Enough
2004
First Published
4.39
Average Rating
745
Number of Pages

THE LOVE MACHINE In a time when steak, vodka and sleeping pills were the staples of a healthy diet and when movie stars wore wigs to bed, the TV set was known as 'the love machine', creating dreams, promising fame, bringing success. But for supermodel Amanda, socialite Judith and journalist Maggie, 'the love machine' meant something else - Robin Stone, brilliant, dynamic, magnetic... ONCE IS NOT ENOUGH Once upon a time, the entertainment industry was a place that never slept, as magazine editors, models and pop stars visited 'vitamin doctors' for the shots that would allow them to work all day and play all night. In this world, January Wayne goes from poor-little-rich-girl to grown-up swinger, as she searches New York and Los Angeles for a guy like Mike Wayne, the glamorous movie producer who also happens to be her father...

Avg Rating
4.39
Number of Ratings
33
5 STARS
61%
4 STARS
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3 STARS
6%
2 STARS
3%
1 STARS
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Author

Jacqueline Susann
Jacqueline Susann
Author · 10 books
Jacqueline Susann was one of the most successful writers in the history of American publishing. Her first novel, Valley of the Dolls, published in 1966, is one of the best-selling books of all time. When The Love Machine was published in 1969, it too became an immediate #1 bestseller and held that position for five months. When Once is Not Enough was published in 1973, it also moved to the top of the best-seller list and established Jackie as the first novelist in history to have three consecutive #1 books on The New York Times Best Seller list. She was a superstar, and became America’s first brand-name author.
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