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Trophies: A Novel [Hardcover]

Heather Thomas (Author)
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April 8, 2008

Marion Zane is the top Trophy—she has it all: a faithful husband, loyal fellow-Trophy girlfriends, queen-bee status over the Hollywood "name-above-the-title" charities, and—best of all—no prenup!

She knows inside information is king, smiles hide jealousy, jackals lure husbands away (or, worse, steal personal assistants), housekeepers have the power to destroy, and that everyone has devastating secrets—including her! It's why she refuses to gossip yet remembers everything.

So why is she so nervous?

Maybe it's because, after years of unchallenged social position, Marion forgets that in L.A., even enemies embrace—especially ones disguised as girlfriends. When she impulsively champions building a much-needed trauma center hospital downtown, Marion breaks the unwritten code by stepping on another Trophy's charity turf. It's a fatal mistake.

Her furious and jealously bitter "girlfriend" joins forces with a powerful mystery partner to destroy Marion. Drugged and framed as unfaithful and insane, she loses her dream life in one lurid, unforgivable humiliation.

Abandoned by her husband, her deepest secrets exposed, Marion is left shattered and literally penniless in paradise. Determined to build the hospital and regain her love, lifestyle, and dermatologist, Marion goes to hilarious lengths to hide her newfound poverty from even her closest friends, living out of her luxury car and using Magic Marker for eyeliner as she raises hospital funding at five-star restaurants.

Fortunately, Marion's loyal, lusty Trophy girlfriends discover her condition through her overwhelmed maid and come to her rescue, employing ferocious manipulation skills, ridiculous logic, and much-needed dermabrasion. Redirecting the same competitive hyperdrive that won the rocks on their fingers, the girls make Marion their new project even as they deal with their own crises.

Still, all the Trophy support in the world might not be able to stop Marion from betraying one of them; then her mystery enemy is revealed and she's given the choice of re-enthronement or vilification. After all, she's a survivor and didn't become Marion Zane by fair play alone.

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Actress and screenwriter Thomas's first novel lifts the veil on the already well-exposed world of Hollywood trophy wives. Each of these wives has found wealth through marriage: Marion Zane, the new money socialite and group's queen bee; Lyndy Montgomery Wallert, the fading old guard; Patti Fink, the octogenarian-marrying gold digger; Pepper Papadopoulos, the Southern belle turned Greek heiress; Maya Hanson, the supermodel and Page Six staple; and Claire Price, the small town ingénue. The women are both friends and each other's competition, but their beautifully coiffed exteriors are deceiving. Lyndy finds her family name no longer carries the same weight. Patti leaves her husband asleep each night and goes in search of sexual satisfaction. Pepper humiliates her husband with her superior business sense. Maya must weigh her movie-star husband's desire for a family with her modeling career. Claire's new life isn't living up to the "Secret Rainbow Princess Promise" she made herself back home in Winamac, Ind. And after Marion discovers her husband cheated on her, her cushy lifestyle disintegrates and she must reshape her universe using only her Black Book, and her fight to reclaim her spot atop the social ladder calls into question who the real moguls are: the husbands or their wives?
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“It’s not chick-lit, it’s broad-lit!” (Phyllis Diller )

“A terrific beach read…dishy tale!” (Larry King )

“Most torrid novel by a Hollywood wife” (Daily News )

Required reading. (New York Post )

A beachy read. (Los Angeles Times )

“Heather Thomas has penned an engaging yarn about the pampered wives of L.A.’s moneyed elite.” (Variety )

“You’ll love the fearless, powerful women in Trophies—flawlessly draped in Vera Wang, manicured hands pushing buttons while scratching their way to the top—the secret power brokers of Los Angeles. Heather Thomas has written a stiletto-heel-sharp satiric romp.” (Arianna Huffington )

“Beach books’ social-climbing wars more often take place in New York or California. And “Trophies,” (is) a Hollywood wives story by the actress Heather Thomas, who can write a Jackie Collins book about as well as Ms. Collins can, stages them with gusto. (New York Times )

“Made me laugh out loud...ironic, smart and surprisingly touching.” (Harrison Ford )

“In this celebrity-driven culture, you probably think you know this world. You don’t. Not until your read this delightful and insightful first novel by Heather Thomas.” (Norman Lear )

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 528 pages
  • Publisher: William Morrow (April 8, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0061126241
  • ISBN-13: 978-0061126246
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.9 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,449,423 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Superficial, dull & impossible to understand the lingo, November 12, 2008
This review is from: Trophies: A Novel (Hardcover)
This book is so hard to follow that reading it becomes a chore. I guess if I lived in L.A. I would understand what the author is trying to convey. I would not recommend this book,unless your looking for more challenges in your life.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars HEATHER THOMAS CERTAINLY HAS A LOT OF FRIENDS, March 20, 2009
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I bought this book based not only on Amazon reviews but also kudos it received from the likes of Norman Lear and Arianna Huffington. I now have the feeling that a lot of the reviewers are friends of Ms. Thomas. "Made me laugh out loud...Ironic, smart"..."Sharp, wicked adrenaline-rush." I didn't read that book.

I can't begin to tell you how disappointed I was in this book. The message seems to be that you can spend obscene amounts of money on plastic surgery, Jimmy Choos and Manolos, facials, waxing, and of course your multi-million dollar house as long as you are raising lots of money for charity which apparently trophy wives are good at.

With the exception of Maya, our resident supermodel, none of these women have a job. However, with the upkeep of their fabulous faces, bodies and homes...they don't have time for one.

Marion Zane...the "hero" of our story is blessed with a face like Suzy Parker thanks to plastic surgery. Marion did not even know who Suzy Parker was when they made her face look like Suzy's. Note to Marion: it is probably a good idea to know who you are being made to look like when you are undergoing the knife.

Pepper, the most annoying character in this book with her faux hillbilly accent is not only a child abuser [Question for Heather: why would you have one of your main characters take a brush to her child's bare bottom for absolutely no discernible reason] and seems to spend this entire novel yelling at her children and trying to get her Greek husband back from a woman who has cast a spell on him using of all things...menstrual blood. Don't ask.

I don't think this book was at all funny and instead of making me understand the "trophy wife"...I came away wondering what on earth their purpose in life is beyond their so-called philanthropy.

Heather Thomas looks lovely on the inside cover of the book but I unfortunately can't say much for her writing abilities. Married to one of Hollywood's best known entertainment attorney's...I had the feeling while reading this that Marion is very close to Heather's heart. A wonderful way to rationalize living like Marie Antoinette while people are losing their homes and jobs and have no idea who Christian Louboutin is.



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4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Clever, sarcastic, hilarious....Highly recommended!!, April 13, 2008
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I just finished reading Trophies: A Novel, by actress/author Heather Thomas, a book that I found myself completely immersed in from the first chapter until the end.

The story takes place in Los Angeles, specifically Hollywood, and the "trophies" are the wealthy and famous second wives of powerful movers-and-shakers, women who use their position, power and wealth to influence not only political parties and Hollywood deals, but also things like charities.

The main character, Marion, is the "Queen B" of the group, and enjoys the best of everything, loving family, loyal friends, the best charities under her belt etc., however she knows that things in the world that she runs in are not always what they may seem to be on the surface, and that sometimes a little insider information can be the most powerful tool of all--sometimes that information can also end up as a weapon--especially when wielded by someone within the same inner circle.

Things take a major turn after a rather shocking event and a clash over a charity function held in the aftermath. Marion finds herself on the outs with just about everything, virtually overnight. The events that follow are pretty incredible, taking you through a range of emotions as you laugh at some of the situations she finds herself in, but also feel her pain as she experiences one humility after another.

Of course, Marion is not one to stay down, and becomes determined to see her project through, despite her circumstances and the odds. Will she learn from her experience? Will she triumph? Will she get those who done her wrong? You will have to read the book to find out.

Trophies: A Novel is definitely hilarious reading material, with plenty of catty and juicy content to keep you turning the pages, and as Ms. Thomas lives the life she is writing about (perhaps not to the extremes her characters do) there is keen insight into the world of glitz, glamour and high profile fundraising that the average person is not privvy too.

Underneath it all however, Trophies: A Novel is a genuinely warm and touching story about human nature, spirit and perseverance.

Highly recommended.
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