Sex and Shopping: The Confessions of a Nice Jewish Girl

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Summary: Ineresting autobiography
Review: Heard the taped version of SEX AND SHOPPING: CONFESSIONS
OF A NICE JEWISH GIRL by Judith Krantz . . . I must admit to
having never read any of her novels, though I did see SCRUPLES
when it was on TV . . . so I did not know too much about her, but I now feel that she is almost a friend after listening to this interesting autobiography . . . from what I've since discovered, many of the tales contained herein have since appeared in her various novels . . . if you're a Krantz fan or interested in the life of a novelist, then get hold of this book . . . an added "plus" for me was the fact that she also served as the narrator.

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Summary: Now I Know How She Wrote Those Steamy Scenes!
Review: Judith Krantz has written a terrifically entertaining memoir... fresh, funny and real. She doesn't take her life, her affairs (pre-marital, I might add), or her work too seriously, which makes her name-dropping and stunning successes fun to read about, rather than insufferable as in so many other books of this nature. She is her own best heroine.

Much of this book is very moving and insightful...her often-strained but always respectful relationship with her mother, the absolute worship she had for her father, her candid but loving observations on her husband and marriage plus much more.

It was worth the price of the book to read that indeed Pamela Harriman WAS the inspiration for one my favorite Krantz characters of all, Anabel of "Princess Daisy," as I'd long suspected.

Judy Krantz and that other "wild again" woman of a similar vintage, Helen Gurley Brown, are living proof that one doesn't lose one's passions as one gets to be a woman of a certain age. These ladies live life to the hilt with gusto that would put a twenty-something to shame!

Great job, Judy. What a treat to read about the geniune article that created such memorable, glamorous, unforgettable stories.

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Summary: Not bad actually
Review: This autobiography was actually more enjoyable than Judith Krantz's latest book "The Jewels of Tessa Kent." I had no idea she was brought up in such a wealth family. Unfortunately, the wealth did not bring happiness. Her mother, whom she was constantly trying to please, was cold and aloof and her father, who Ms. Krantz adored, was more interested in his many mistresses than he was his children.

The book is written in a friendly, almost chatty way. I felt that I got to know a little bit about the author - the good parts of her life anyway - she left out anything bad happening and even put a somewhat sunny glow on alcoholism and abortion. The only time I got the impression that her life was not going as expected was when she discussed her first boyfriend (a total jerk) who sexually molested her at the age of 15.

Yet, the book is very enjoyable. I would recommend it.