Synopsis Fay Weldon was commissioned by Bulgari to write this novel featuring that company's jewelry. The story focuses on a woman named Grace Salt who tried to kill the man who stole her husband, then served time, and now has returned--only to find that life is even more complicated than before. And the jewelry shines out on every page.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2002-01-01 | | Series: | Women's Fiction Series | | Edition Description: | Large Print |
| Size | | Length: | 285 pages | | Height: | 8.5 in | | Width: | 5.8 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 16.0 oz |
Industry Reviews "...THE BULGARI CONNECTION offers warm and lively company for a night or two. Like a hooker with a heart of gold (or rubies and emeralds), it'll show you a good time despite its questionable history." Washington Post Book World - Jennifer Howard (11/04/2001)
"Subtlety has rarely been Weldon's game, but this swift and amusing novel lacks the finery that tends to make literary fiction 'literary.' Weldon sketches her characters quickly, giving them recognizable, cartoonish shapes, and her descriptions are often hasty....You can count on Weldon, however, for sharp, comical observations....It's safe to say the novel will survive the latest brush with commerce." New York Times Book Review - Sylvia Brownrigg (11/04/2001)
"[I]t is not great literature--but then, neither are Weldon's other novels. The author...has forged yet another artful accessory studded with wicked wit. In fact, as entertainment and social commentary, THE BULGARI CONNECTION is no worse--and perhaps even a bit better--than her previous novels....As is clear from this corporate-funded satire about the chattering classes, Weldon relishes teetering on the fence between camp and crassness, and she doesn't care a whit about good taste." Newsday (Long Island, N.Y.) - Heller McAlpin (11/04/2001)
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