The World Is Full of Married Men time, Jacqueline Susann's similarly themed novel "Valley of the Dolls" (1966) had already become a huge bestseller and a hit film, and Collins' novel was accepted. Within a week of its publication, "The World Is Full of Married Men" made the best-seller list. The book was a hit in both the United Kingdom and the U.S., but was banned in Australia. Collins' publishers at the time, W.H. Allen, told her that unless she took the "four-letter words" out, the book would be banned in Australia. Collins proceeded in taking the four-letter words out and it was still banned in Australia.
Jacqueline West (author) Awards in 2011 and 2012. Her book The Shadows was a finalist for the 2011-2012 Texas Bluebonnet Award, the 2013 Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Awards (Grades 3 - 5), and the 2013 Illinois Bluestem Award. The Books of Elsewhere Jacqueline West (author) Jacqueline West (born December 29, 1979) is an American writer of children's fiction and poet. Her poetry has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and her "Books of Elsewhere" fantasy series has appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list. Jacqueline West was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, but was raised in River Falls, Wisconsin, where she