The main character is Anne Welles, and the novel begins with her leaving her small hometown and traveling to New York City. Bored with the sheltered life she has always lead in Lawrenceville, she is in search of love and adventure, and seems to have found exactly what she is looking for when she takes a job as secretary at Bellamy and Bellows, a law firm specializing in protecting the stars. Not long after taking the job, it seems as though she knows everyone in show business, from the big stars like Broadway icon Helen Lawson to the understudy Neely who lives in the same boarding house with her. Anne also gets a boyfriend, Allen Cooper, who is a simple man and more of a friend. For a while, it seems as though Anne has everything she wanted: she lives in New York City, has lots of friends, a nice boyfriend, and a job she enjoys. Unfortunately, things soon change for the

Despite the fact that they dated for so long, their marriage is weak. They have a daughter, an Anne quits her modeling career, but even that cannot save their romance. Soon, Lyon is dating his clients (many of whom are Anne's friends), and Anne is addicted to the sleeping pills called secanols, just like all of the other New York stars. Anne has turned into everything she originally refused to be a part of, all because she could not handle the pain of New York.

After finally escaping the problems she had in Spain, Jennifer made her way back to America. Unfortunately, that meant she also made her way back to her nagging mother. Not knowing where else to turn, Jennifer decided to rely on her looks and became a model. With her striking beauty, it was no trouble passing the 27 year old off as 19. She was soon the talk of the town, dating all of the most famous, and richest, young men New York City had to offer.

Another of the novel's main characters is Neely O'Hara. In the beginning, Neely is just another 17 year old actress in New York, hoping to strike it big. She sees her friendship with Anne as a perfect opportunity to get a job on Broadway, and after a little persuasion, she gets Anne to do just that. With a little scheming and voice work, Neely is soon one of the biggest stars around-even bigger than her former idol Helen Lawson.

Jennifer seemed to have everything made; she was young, beautiful, and had a wonderful modeling career. Then she made a mistake: she fell in love. The man she fell in love with was named Tony, and he was a very talented singer. She desperately wanted to marry him, but his sister would not allow it. She had raised Tony and he was very good to her- she lead his whole life. Meanwhile, Jennifer's mother was very unhappy with the way things were going in Jennifer's career. There still was not enough money for everyone to live as she had hoped they would. It seemed nothing Jennifer could do was going to make things easier.

Soon, her marriage has fallen apart and she has nowhere to go. She is quickly running out of money and she has put herself in the hospital many times because of the secanols she is so fond of (she calls them dolls). Having nowhere to turn, she goes to live with her old friend Anne, who recently got back together with her old boyfriend Lyon, who just happens to be a theatrical attorney. Once again, Neely calls on a favor from Anne, and with Lyon's help, they make her career what it once was.

The last major character of the novel was the stunning Jennifer North. Jennifer was born a poor girl in a New York suburb, and all her life her mother had dreamed Jennifer would get their family a better life. When her father died, Jennifer was nineteen, and her mother took all the money her father had left her and sent her to school in Switzerland. While there, she was supposed to find a man who could take care of their family for the rest of their lives. She is unable to do so, but does make friends with a girl who offers to pay her travel expenses so they can travel Spain together. The girl turned out to be a crazy lesbian, and messed up Jennifer's sense of trust forever.

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Approximate Word count = 2365
Approximate Pages = 9 (250 words per page double spaced)