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    <body><![CDATA[I have to say this is vintage SEP: an enjoyable read.<br/>I was afraid I wasn't going to like this book when I started it, since recently I noticed that pure &quot;romance novels&quot; didn't satisfy me any longer like they used to do, now craving more subtle, meaningful reads featuring real people...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/43439959">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[<blockquote> <p> Welcome to the world of the Glitter Baby </p> </blockquote> <p> Fleur Savagar is the most beautiful woman in the world . . . to everyone but herself. With her oversized hands and paddle-boat feet, her streaky blond hair and funny green eyes, she lives a life filled with secrets that began before she was born. That was when her bewitching mother left home to find James Dean and met Errol Flynn instead. Now Fleur has to grow up quickly, and life won't make that easy. </p> <p> Jake Koranda is both New York's most brilliant playwright and Hollywood's hottest actor. Difficult, talented, and tormented, he has no patience for international glamour girls, not even ones with beautiful bodies and smart-aleck mouths. But there's more to the Glitter Baby than shine, and Fleur's tougher than Jake expects. Even with the odds stacked against her, she's fiercely determined to discover the woman she's destined to be. </p> <p> An ugly duckling who can't believe she's turned into a swan . . . A tough-guy movie star with a haunted past . . . In a land of broken dreams, can two unlikely lovers trust their hearts? </p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Mixed review.  Keep in mind that this story was written I believe in the mid to late 80's, so it's a bit dated.  I really wish they would have made some updates before re-releasing it, because part of this story had a bit of an &quot;ick factor&quot; in it for me.<br/><br/>Loved the story of Fleur...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/51237830">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Not Susan Elizabeth Phillips finest work.  If this were the only book by her that I had read, I wouldn't read another. ]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[(Revised rewrite of 1987 Dell edition)<br/>Welcome to the world of the Glitter Baby <br/><br/>Fleur Savagar is the most beautiful woman in the world . . . to everyone but herself. With her oversized hands and paddle-boat feet, her streaky blond hair and funny green eyes, she lives a life filled with secrets that began before she was born. That was when her bewitching mother left home to find James Dean and met Errol Flynn instead. Now Fleur has to grow up quickly, and life won't make that easy. <br/><br/>Jake Koranda is both New York's most brilliant playwright and Hollywood's hottest actor. Difficult, talented, and tormented, he has no patience for international glamour girls, not even ones with beautiful bodies and smart-aleck mouths. But there's more to the Glitter Baby than shine, and Fleur's tougher than Jake expects. Even with the odds stacked against her, she's fiercely determined to discover the woman she's destined to be. <br/><br/>An ugly duckling who can't believe she's turned into a swan . . . A tough-guy movie star with a haunted past . . . In a land of broken dreams, can two unlikely lovers trust their hearts? <br/>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[Fleur Savagar is the most beautiful woman in the world . . . to everyone but herself. With her oversized hands and paddle-boat feet, her streaky blond hair and funny green eyes, she lives a life filled with secrets that began before she was born. That was when her bewitching mother left home to find...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/81332088">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Another book I borrowed when I was short on other books to read, this one was about what I expected from Susan Elizabeth Phillips.  Actually, it was a bit better than expected as it really followed one character and her mother, too, which was interesting. The main character, Glitter Baby, is an actr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46953826">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I confess: this is my first look at Susan Elizabeth Phillips' work.  I understand that she's one of the best in the genre, and I've heard plenty about GLITTER BABY, this reprint of what might amount to early women's fiction.  Mega-author Sandra Brown's quote on the cover stating that the work was &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58867926">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I wasn't sure what to expect of this book. Given how much I've enjoyed Susan Elizabeth Phillips books in the past, I figured it was worth a shot, even though some of my friends had given it less than stellar reviews. <br/><br/>The range of emotions that SEP is able to paint is a testament to how w...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53617081">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Whether her reluctance was rooted in cultural conditioning or biological instinct made no difference because woman's liberation got all tangled up when it hit the bedroom door. <br/><br/>As far as paperback romances go, I think this one was pretty good.  I didn't hate it... And I think that's beca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/48682759">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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