All That Glitters [Paperback]

Susan Kyle (Author), Diana Palmer (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 1995

Determined to put the secrets of her painful childhood behind her and make it in the world of New York fashion, Ivory worked hard to win a pestigious design contest, a great new job, and the love of her talented new boss. But the ghosts of Ivory's past refuse to rest, and now they threaten to destroy everything she holds dear, including her new love.

Product Details

• Paperback: 341 pages
• Publisher: Time Warner International (May 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446363626
• ISBN-13: 978-0446363624
• Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 4.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #793,809 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A look at the fashion world --, October 14, 2001

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kellytwo "kellytwo" (cleveland hts, ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: All That Glitters (Paperback)

Curry Kells and Ivory Keene would seem to have a lot in common; born in poverty but with the determination to succeed. In Curry's case, his mother had been the dominant influence with her loving guidance and support that propelled him to the boardroom of his own conglomerate. Ivory, on the other hand, was compelled to run away from her widowed mother, whose fondness for alcohol and various men made life hell for the Texas girl.

Ivory did, however, display a talent for drawing and design; a scholarship to a design school provided her with her first boost up the ladder toward success. Nearing graduation, she took first place in a competition, offered by Curry's fashion enterprises. The prize was a position as junior designer.

Despite sending half her salary to her mother as a form of blackmail, Ivory quickly settles in to her new job and an apartment in Queens. Volunteering one day a week at a shelter for the homeless, she befriends a young boy who is HIV-positive and his mother.

The promised position at first appears to be a dead-end, as her supervisor cannot accept new talent. The company is losing money at a prodigious rate, and after a peaceful run-in with her new boss, Ivory is talked into showing him some of her designs. Drawn to each other in spite of their own personal reasons for not wanting to become involved, Curry and Ivory set about designing and producing a dazzling new collection.

All should be well, but Curry's mother is diagnosed with cancer, and he loses his mainstay. Her new success splashed nationwide by the media, Ivory's mother discovers her new identity and location and promptly invites herself to New York. Once there, she cannot abandon a lifetime of selfishness and nearly destroys Ivory and Curry--and the company--in the process. Fortunately, an overheard tid-bit of conversation makes all clear, allowing Curry to reclaim Ivory, but this time as more than just his senior designer.

This is a fast-paced but satisfying 'glitz' novel that demonstrates the hazards of keeping secrets.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All That Glitters, January 29, 2005

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Alicia E. Flores "Simply Ali" (Houston, TX) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: All That Glitters (Paperback)

Back cover reads:
TELLING SECRETS CAN DEEPEN A LOVE.
OR DESTROY IT.
When Ivory Keene won a design contest that landed her a job at a prestigious fashion house in New York, no one could have guessed the secrets she hid so well. Even the company's owner, Curry Kells, drawn to Ivory by a desire neither could resist, saw only a beautiful, talented young woman whose fresh, exciting designs could make them both millions. As easily as lies can be told, he believed in her and her innocence despite the suspicions of others. Now, as fame and wealth lay within Ivory's reach, the one thing she shouldn't risk was the shared intimacies of an affair. But suddenly, all that she had been striving for her whole life-all the dreams she clung to so ferociously-seemed cold and empty without Curry's love...

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars can see the diana palmer characters, June 25, 2009

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bijou2311 "bijou2311" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: All That Glitters (Paperback)

This is a book by Susan Kyle, also known as Diana Palmer. It is the story of Ivory, who grew up extremely poor with an awful mother. She gets a scholarship to a design school and then wins a design contest and gets an internship with a prestigious fashion house. The company's owner, Curry Kells, meets Ivory and takes an interest in her. Unfortunately, Ivory lies to Curry and everyone else about her past, so when her mother shows up she can do plenty of damage.

To begin with you can definitely see the same style of writing and characters in this book as you do in Diana Palmer (for those of you that don't know, they are the same person). You have the young innocent female and the older world-weary man. I have to say that I liked this book more than a lot of other Diana Palmer books, however the ending made me rate this book 4 stars instead of 5. I didn't like Curry's attitude, and I thought that Ivory forgave him too quickly and easily. Also, everything was all tied up in a bow way too nicely. I personally wasn't always fond of Ivory either. She just didn't do it for me, she lied too much and I just never connected with her the way I wanted. I wanted a little more spunk or from her - she was too much of a martyr. And the town she lived in - come on people... seriously the whole town is that stupid?

But still, this was a good book. There were parts I wasn't crazy about, but it was well written. I would recommend it to all Diana Palmer fans.