The Santangelos : a novel

Format:

Audio disc

Title:

The Santangelos : a novel

Author:

Collins, Jackie.

ISBN:

9781427261632

Edition:

Unabridged.

Publication Information:

New York : Macmillan Audio, 2015.

Physical Description:

11 audio discs (14.5 hr.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.

Series title(s):

Lucky Santangelo series ;

Number in series:

General Note:

Title from container.

Compact disc.

Summary:

A vicious hit. A vengeful enemy. A drug addled Colombian club owner. A sexcrazed Italian family. And the everpowerful Lucky Santangelo has to deal with them all, while Max, her teenage daughter, is becoming the "It" girl in Europe's modeling world.

Subject(s):

Matriarchy -- Fiction.

Italian American families -- Fiction.

Genre:

Added Author:

Poitier, Sydney Tamiia, 1973-

Holds:

Available:*

Library	Call Number	Status
Searching... McMinnville Public Library	Collins, J.	Searching... Unknown

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Summary

Legendary mega-seller Jackie Collins chronicles passion and power in one of America's most glamorous families.

A vicious hit. A vengeful enemy. A drug addled Colombian club owner. A sex crazed Italian family. And the ever powerful Lucky Santangelo has to deal with them all, while Max-her teenage daughter is becoming The "It" girl in Europe's modeling world. And her Kennedyesque son, Bobby, is being set up for a murder he didn't commit. But Lucky can deal. Always strong and unpredictable with her husband, Lennie, by her side she lives up to the family motto-Never cross a Santangelo.

Lucky rules. The Santangelos always come out on top. An epic family saga filled with love, lust, revenge and passion.

Author Notes

Jackie Collins was born in London, England on October 4, 1937. She appeared in a series of British B movies in the 1950s and made appearances in the 1960s ITC television series Danger Man and The Saint before giving up an acting career. She has since played herself in a few television series including Minder in 1980.

Her first novel, The World Is Full of Married Men, was published in 1968. Since then, she has written more than 30 novels including The Love Killers, Hollywood Husbands, L.A. Connections, Dangerous Kiss, Lethal Seduction, Deadly Embrace, Hollywood Divorces, Drop Dead Beautiful, Poor Little Bitch Girl, Goddess of Vengeance, Confessions of a Wild Child, and The Santangelos. Several of her novels have become successful television miniseries, including Hollywood Wives, Lucky, Chances, and Lady Boss, which she wrote and produced. Big screen successes have been The Stud, The World Is Full of Married Men, and The Bitch. She also wrote an original movie, Yesterday's Hero. She died of breast cancer on September 19, 2015 at the age of 77.

(Bowker Author Biography)

Reviews (1)

Booklist Review

Collins' (Confessions of a Wild Child, 2014) latest stay-up-all-night-then-take-a-shower novel about the drop-dead gorgeous Santangelos (some of whom do drop dead) begins with a Middle Eastern king who wrongly believes sexy hotel owner Lucky Santangelo killed his favorite son. Like the eight previous installments about this glamorous-but-cursed family, this one features multiple plot twists, bad guys, and murders. It's not literary; it is R-rated, sometimes laughably so, with references to blow jobs and mind-blowing performances in the sack. The family's eye for an eye motto remains never fuck with a Santangelo. (Collins helpfully reminds readers of past retributions.) And, of course, Lucky's kids did not grow up to be plumbers and secretaries, or priests and nuns. Bobby, a six-feet-three stunner, co-owns a popular nightclub, and Max is a fashion model. Unlike the Santangelos, the villains are neither likable nor genetically blessed. In the end, one character lives with vengeance in his heart, and another knows her romance with a movie star is all going to work out. In other words, Collins leaves the door wide open for more raunchy-but-fun sequels. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: With more than 500 million books sold in more than 40 countries, Collins is always a big draw, hence the 150,000 first print run and megapublicity campaign for her latest sizzling Santangelo saga.--Springen, Karen Copyright 2010 Booklist