Never Leave Me [Mass Market Paperback]

Harold Robbins (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 7, 2005

Robbins' New York is the world of big business and the men and women who make it big. Honor and decency are nothing in a city where respect is measured by the size of your expense account. And it's the city that Brad Rowan, a man on the make, hopes to conquer on his climb to the top, bringing with him the women he loves, uses, and destroys.
Drawing from his own experiences in New York, Robbins vividly portrays our eternal desire for greed, desire, and blind ambition, in this timeless tale of success and struggle in the city that never sleeps.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Robbins' dialogue is moving . . . his people have the warmth of life."--The New York Times

"Robbins has the ability to hold his readers absorbed."--Chicago Tribune

"His characters are compelling, his dialogue is dramatic, and his style is simple and straightforward."--The Los Angeles Times

"Robbins' books are packed with action, sustained by a strong narrative drive, and are given vitality by his own colorful life."
---The Wall Street Journal

"Harold Robbins is a master!"--Playboy

About the Author

Born in 1916 in New York City, Harold Robbins was a millionaire by the time he was twenty. He lost his fortune by speculating on the price of sugar before the outbreak of World War II. Later, his fabulously successful career as a novelist, with many of his books turned into movies, would once again make him incredibly wealthy. For many years, Robbins enjoyed the high life among the rich and famous; he owned a huge yacht and had houses on the French Riviera and in Beverly Hills. His novels often mirrored his own experiences and were often people with the characters he had met. He died at the age of eighty-one, survived by his wife, Jann, and his two daughters, Caryn and Andreana.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Forge Books; 1st edition (February 7, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0765340577
• ISBN-13: 978-0765340573
• Product Dimensions: 6.6 x 4.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,583,379 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Never Read This!, August 26, 2001

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Jill Clardy "So many books, so little time...." (Redwood City, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Never Leave Me (Hardcover)

Set in New York City in the early 1950's, "Never Leave Me" is about a man on the make, Brad Rowan, owner of a small, independent advertising firm. Brad is given the opportunity to go to work for a major steel company as their public relations executive at a tremendous increase in salary and perks. However, he finds the aggressive tactics and ethics of the CEO, Matt Brady, questionable, so he turns down the offer. This refusal is ironic, since Brad himself has exhibited many self-centered, unethical traits also. The book flits from scene to scene, with little character or plot development and little attention paid to detail. I was constantly wondering whether a day or month had passed between scenes. How did Brad manage to fall hopelessly in lust with Elaine Schuyler the moment he met her? Why does he instantly forget about his loving, devoted wife Marge? Why does Matt Brady set out to destroy Brad's business by forcing all his clients to cancel their contracts? Why does Brad's assistant Chris jump ship and go to work for Matt Brady? Although I know the setting was New York City in the 1950's, the references to women as dames and babes really wore on me. The steamy sex scenes were too graphic, and in some instances, physically impossible. This tale of "lust and greed" has no redeeming qualities other than its brevity (268 pages) and the fact that Brad eventually returns to his happy family.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Lust, sex, betrayal and greed...., June 19, 2001

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jeanne-scott (Virginia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Never Leave Me (Hardcover)

This was my first Harold Robbins novel. The story line was very interesting and really pulls you rapidly along. This is a reprint from the 1954 novel, with all the then censored scenes returned to the story, as the author originally intended to present the story. You will see why many of these were deleted from the novel in 1954! This is a wild ride of a story, filled with lust,sex,trust, betrayal and greed in many forms, and the attempt to see which of these drives people the strongest. One man's lust leads to a major collision with his family on one end and a business enemy on the other. A death is the only way out, yet no one sees this coming. This combination of ingredients is apparently classic "sexy" writing by Harold Robbins.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive, romantic, human and touching., April 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Never Leave Me (Avon red-and-gold library) (Paperback)

Its surely a matter of personal opinion but I have
found this to be my favourite Harold Robbins novel. Although first published in the 1950s, it
remains just as captivating today. It is much less flash or overstated than his more contemporary
stories but consequently more subtle and character centred in its simple plot. Let it take you away on a rainy day.