valley of the dolls by jacqueline susann

After reuniting with an increasingly unsympathetic Neely, who is in the midst of an affair, Jennifer becomes dependent on 'dolls', amphetamines and barbiturates to calm her frayed nerves. Jennifer pressures Tony into marrying her and quickly falls pregnant. Meanwhile, Jennifer begins a relationship with the childish, sex-obsessed singer Tony Polar, but their romance is frequently interrupted by his domineering older sister, Miriam. Though Anne takes years to move on, she eventually becomes a model for beauty products and starts dating the cosmetics company owner, the older, wealthy Kevin Gillmore. Lyon breaks up with Anne and moves to England to write, leaving Anne heartbroken. Though Anne loves Lyon deeply, she refuses to move back to Massachusetts. Anne's mother dies and she returns to her hometown with Lyon, who wants to quit the agency, live in Anne's family home, and write novels. Neely enjoys a meteoric rise to fame and moves to California to begin a film career. On the night of the show's opening, Anne and Lyon consummate their feelings, and Anne and Allen break up.

Anne also befriends Jennifer North, a kindhearted young actress famous for her attractive figure. Anne uses her friendship with Lyon to secure Neely a bigger role, and Neely becomes a breakout star Helen cruelly rejects Anne by revealing she was only interested in Anne's friendship for the chance at a sexual relationship with Allen's father.

Neely is hired onto Helen's latest show, but Helen takes a dislike to Neely and minimizes her role. He proposes to Anne, and their love story becomes a media sensation.Īnne befriends Helen Lawson, a brilliant, ruthless, unhappy Broadway legend. Allen suddenly reveals that he is a millionaire, pretending to be a regular guy in order to make sure Anne's feelings are genuine. Meanwhile, Anne goes on some dates with a small-time salesman named Allen Cooper. Henry's employee, Lyon Burke, returns to the agency after World War II, and Anne quickly falls in love with him despite Henry's warning her not to. She finds work as a secretary to Henry Bellamy, an entertainment lawyer, and befriends Neely O'Hara, an ebullient vaudevillian and aspiring stage actress. In 1945, beautiful ingenue Anne Welles moves to New York City to escape the ennui of her Massachusetts hometown. As of 2016, it has sold more than 31 million copies, making it one of the all-time fictional best-selling works in publishing history. Published in 1966, the book was the biggest selling novel of its year. Valley of the Dolls is the first novel by American writer Jacqueline Susann.

Valley of the dolls by jacqueline susann