Dunne's novel is a comedy of manners with tragic overtones, set in New York. Gus Bailey, a divorced journalist and Hollywood refugee, is the confidant of New York society, perfectly positioned to observe the machinations of its moneyed elite. A wedding, a death and an inheritance precipitate a social explosion in the world of "People Like Us". Dominick Dunne is the author of "The Two Mrs Grenvilles", "Fatal Charms" and "The Winners".
- ISBN10 0517568799
- ISBN13 9780517568798
- Publish Date 28 May 1988
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Crown Publishing Group (NY)
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 403
- Language English