There exists a very fine line between the quick witted tongue in cheek insider humor and the sappy smaltz of Jackie Suzanne and unfortunately Ms Bushnell has descended into the Valley of the Dolls. Who knows, maybe it has something to do with all of the hairspray fumes,or maybe she has simply become one of the reviled 40 somethings, but she has clearly lost her edge. The novel starts well, with her characteristic ascerbic wit, but as she grows her charactersshe seems to take everything far too seriously. After the first 4 chapters, the quirky satire that has been the hallmark of Ms Bushnells work, tries to get deep, and spirals into a very badly concieved soap opera. Barbara Cartland watch out. Janey Wilcox will take you down!