Joan Collins’ powerful new novel is a highly charged family saga rich with sibling rivalry, insatiable ambition, eroticism and addiction. The story revolves around two sisters, Venetia and Atlanta, the privileged daughters of beautiful Hollywood movie star Laura Marlowe and her Greek billionaire husband Nicholas Stephanopolis, a cold and cruel
tycoon who controls and dominates his women as ruthlessly as he does his international business empire.
Misfortune’s Daughters traces the sisters desperate struggles to find their won individual identities. Venetia, clearly her father’s favourite, is conventionally beautiful and used to getting whatever her heart desires: designer clothes, sports cars and men - lots of them. But her good fortune drags her down and she has to confront harsh realities as her depraved
lifestyle leads her to drug addiction. By contrast, plain Atlanta, unloved yet intelligent, escapes her unhappy childhood by totally transforming her looks and boosting her self-esteem as she pursues a high-flying career in magazine publishing, meeting a steady stream of the rich and famous - often duplicitous men who can’t resist the temptations of their hedonistic lifestyles.
The sisters fierce rivalry reach a dramatic climax when their father puts a gun at their heads in the
form of terrible legacy and they are forced to compete for the ultimate prize.
This compelling novel plunges its readers into a glamorous world infused with intrigue and power, revealing some dark and shocking secrets along the way. |
