Valley of the Dolls

Praise for Valley of the Dolls "The kind of book most of its readers could not put down. I, for one, could not . . . For me reading Valley of the Dolls was like reading a very, very long, absolutely delicious gossip column . . . Magnetic."--Nora Ephron "It's the most unputdownable book."--Candace Bushnell "Valley of the Dolls is a grim fable. It's Thomas Hardy dark. It's Balzac bleak. It's Dostoyevsky greige. Nothing ends well. Success corrupts. Fame destroys . . . Everyone is a mess. It is, in other words, the perfect mirror for today's culture."--Simon Doonan, Slate "A cult classic about three girls, striving to become stars, whose dreams come true--only to be derailed by their dependence on 'dolls, ' Susann's slang for uppers and downers . . . A racy roman clef depicting."--Holly Millea, Elle "I couldn't believe these weren't real girls because I know them. Maddeningly sexy. I wish I had written it."--Helen Gurley Brown "Valley of the Dolls is one of the great books of the postwar era. There's a punchy, masculine, brazen quality to [Susann's] writing that I identify with as a reader. The kind of language that she uses and the kind of imagination she has are totally contemporary."--Camille Paglia "Racing against time for fame, Susann knew how to give readers what they wanted: a shockingly contemporary page-turner that went deep into the stuff of taboo, but still adhered to old scripts of women suffering virtuously in their undying love of men."--Tim Murphy, Nation "Valley of the Dolls captures, perfectly, a particular time in post-war America. Susann introduces the great social changes that redefined our culture in this fun, funny, accessible, poignant pop culture masterpiece. I can't imagine a life without VOD in it. It's a touchstone text."--Ira Silverberg, former editor in chief of Grove Press where he began publishing Valley of the Dolls in 1997 "Valley of the Dolls is truly a timeless classic . . . Today Neely O'Hara would become a YouTube sensation, Jennifer North would be an Instagram influencer, and Anne Welles would be a Snapchat queen. No matter how high-toned people want to be, there's nothing more addictive than a juicy, scandal-filled, drama-laced soap opera!"--Mickey Boardman, Paper magazine "Exciting news for all you modern Dolls (#squadgoals) and aspiring millennial readers . . . the story feels more relevant than ever."--Micaela English, Town & Country "Valley of the Dolls remains a pop-culture touchstone: a gleefully salacious story of friendship, sex, backstabbing and pills (or 'dolls')."--Alexandria Symonds, T: The New York Times Style Magazine "Valley of the Dolls turns fifty this year--and it still looks fabulous."--NPR's Weekend Edition "It's always been a bit of an inspiration to me . . . It's a darn good read. There's a depth to it, there's a sadness and a reality to it that's actually poignant."--Candace Bushnell, NPR's Weekend Edition "Susann predicted the celebrity culture we live in now. Actually, she invented it: fame is as fame does."--Letty Cottin Pogrebin, founding editor of Ms. Magazine and publicity director for Bernard Geis hardcover launch of Valley of the Dolls "I marvel as always at the raw energy, the detail, and the grim authenticity of the book's depiction of New York show biz society . . . I have learned from Jackie Susann. I have always respected her power . . . Jackie was among other things utterly sincere in what she wrote."--Anne Rice, New York Times bestselling author "Valley realized Jackie's ambition to be a storyteller and the #1 bestselling novelist. She was true to the show business world she knew intimately--a nonstop promoter and entertainer. With her husband Irving Mansfield, her publishers, and teams of publicists, Jackie changed how books would be marketed for years to come."

Jacqueline Susann is a legend in American publishing. Her debut novel, Valley of the Dolls, published in 1966, has sold over 31 million copies in thirty languages. Susann was the first author to have three consecutive #1 books on the New York Times bestseller list. She was married to her beloved husband, producer Irving Mansfield, until her untimely death on September 21, 1974, after a courageously fought battle with breast cancer. Susann's intensely private twelve-year fight to overcome the disease was not known publicly until after her death. She was fifty-six.