Lovers [Paperback]

Judith Krantz (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 6, 1995

Few American women are as ripe for adventure as Gigi Orsini in the booming, optimistic year of 1983. In her mid-twenties, Gigi is an original: as amusingly naughty as she is romantic, as personally courageous as she is sexually alluring. A talented copywriter, Gigi has just accepted a job at a Los Angeles advertising agency where she is teamed with a tenderly seductive art director. But the three owners of the agency include two ambitious bachelors and one powerful woman whose irrational hatred for Gigi turns her into a dangerous adversary. As Gigi's life veers in a new direction she finds herself facing enormous demands and challenges. Never have the passionate practitioners of the business of advertising been unmasked so nakedly as Gigi is drawn into a whirlwind of desire, betrayal - and perilous love.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Once again Krantz animates her trademark fantasies: power and wealth, sex scenes in which women dominate, designer names and glamorous locales. And as usual, characters from earlier books appear to spice up the plot; here Gigi Orsini takes center stage. Stepdaughter of the now remarried Billie Ikehorn ( Scruples ), friend of Sasha ( Scruples Two ) and natural daughter of movie producer Vito Orsini, rash, insensitive Gigi has torrid affairs, including one with movie director Zach Nevsky. Often transported--whether metaphorically in bed or literally in private planes--Gigi finds time to concoct clever marketing ideas for Victoria Frost, the back-stabbing head of the ad agency she joins. Other characters play musical beds, too, including some who were married or lovers in earlier volumes. One woman is involved in a liaison with her stepfather, another in a sordid triangle and an attempted murder. Sprinkled with touch-of-class names like Ralph Waldo Emerson and Barbara Jordan, the novel moves merrily along to its predictable conclusion, while Gigi savors the life of the rich and famous. First serial to Cosmopolitan; Literary Guild and Doubleday Book Club main selections; major ad/promo; author tour; TV and radio satellite author tour.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

From Library Journal

Recycling some of her most popular characters from Scruples and Scruples Two , Krantz tracks the life and loves of Gigi Orsini. Order now, since the book will be appearing in the stores come April. A Literary Guild Main Seleciton.
Copyright 1994 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Unknown Binding edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 542 pages
• Publisher: Bantam Books (April 6, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0553407309
• ISBN-13: 978-0553407303
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 7 x 1.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 13.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,032,242 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very Good!!, September 14, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Lovers (Paperback)

Lovers is a "sequel" to Scruples 2. I like it a lot, but I didn't like it as much as Scruples 2. You read about Gigi and Vito, Sasha, Zach and Billy and Spider. Lovers is a more subdued version of Scruples 1 and 2. Some parts are boring, while others soar. The relationship between Sasha and Vito is a bit far-fetched as far as I'm concerned, but it's a good read overall.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, top-quality sequel to the Scruples series, April 21, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Lovers (Random House Large Print)

The book takes the reader right back into the lives of Billy Ikehorn and Spider. In this sequel, we are re-introduced to the lovely Gigi, and given a whirlwind tour of her many affairs, work-wise and other-wise. My only complaint to Ms. Krantz is that she seems to arbitrarily knock key characters off at the drop of a hat. However, that is her right as the author, and it does little to detract from the building excitements in the tale

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars long live Scruples sequels!, August 8, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Lovers (Paperback)

While Lovers did not seem to hold my attention as well as Scruples I and II, I loved returning to these colorful characters.... couldn't buy Sasha and Vito. But I still loved it!