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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Leaves Stars in Your Eyes,
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This review is from: Star Money (Mass Market Paperback)
This book is classifed as a romance, however Winsor does more than just give a tale of a woman and her lovers. She is a master at psychology, and reading about Shirleen and her adventures makes you feel like you are really in her place. The young woman writes a novel, which brings her fame, fortune and a lot of attention from men while her husband is off to war. It shows many sides to the success of the woman - and so many conflicts within her. On one hand she's worked hard and is rightfully proud. But with all her success in the publishing world, her love life is a mess. We struggle along with Shirleen as she figures what is right and wrong, and just as in life there are no entirely fulfilling outcomes - only gains, losses, regrets and hopes. Winsor towers above traditional romance and enters the realm of reality. I highly recommend her work.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
If you loved Forever Amber..,
By Jon (Pittsburgh, PA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Star Money (Paperback)
I would recommend seeking out Kathleen Winsor's Star Money if you were a fan of Forever Amber. Both novels explore similar themes, and have heroines who have remarkable similarities, but both are their own animal. Star Money is set in the 1950s, and is semi-autobiographical, but don't let that mislead you into thinking it's not clever or entertaining. It's one of the most fascinating, if somewhat dreary, page-turners I have ever read, and it's full of intelligent ideas and insights into what it is like to be a modern, independent, emancipated woman.It documents the struggles, heartaches, misunderstandings, and judgments, which build up around Shireen, the main character, both publicly and privately, as she experiences fame and fortune. She deals with her feelings of guilt for wanting to live an independent life, and following her selfish desires and the need to "live" life instead of just settling down with a baby and husband. She wants to live a glamorous, exciting life, but at the same time she feels as if she is betraying her husband, who has been gone at war. She enters several empty relationships in hope of finding that elusive thing, which she cannot define, that she is looking for and will bring her happiness. She is constantly disappointed by men, and hurts a few, unintentionally, along the way. She is thoroughly selfish, but always human. The reader sympathizes with her, and understands her, while at the same time recognizes the folly of some of her actions. One theme the novel really explores is selfishness -- of the main character, the world she occupies, and the other people who live in it. The author seems to be saying: Shireen may be selfish, but so is everyone else. I found the same undercurrent in Forever Amber, and it creates a haunting, melancholy atmosphere that Shireen and Amber must find their way through. You sort of know they are going to survive, because they are strong women, but you feel sad that they had to fight so hard.
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