Valerie Martin
Author of Property
About the Author
Valerie Martin is the author of six novels & two collections of short fiction, including "Italian Fever", "The Great Divorce", & "Mary Reilly". She lived in Italy for three years & now resides in upstate New York. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Series
Works by Valerie Martin
Dissonance 1 copy
The Consolation of Nature 1 copy
Associated Works
Take My Advice: Letters to the Next Generation from People Who Know a Thing or Two (2002) — Contributor — 45 copies
High Infidelity: 24 Great Short Stories About Adultery by Some of Our Best Contemporary Authors (1997) — Contributor — 32 copies
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- Birthdate
- 1948-03-14
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Relationships
- Cullen, John (husband)
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Property by Valerie Martin in Orange January/July (January 2012)
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- Works
- 27
- Also by
- 15
- Members
- 3,729
- Popularity
- #6,792
- Rating
- 4.1
- Reviews
- 141
- ISBNs
- 191
- Languages
- 11
- Favorited
- 6
It would be wrong to believe that clients visiting Madam Gullivers are dictating, and demanding, being wealthy does not mean that they have a right to humiliate, use, and discard the young ladies on offer. What makes this such a brilliant book is the way the author shows the reader that in reality it is the women working for, and with, and including, Lila Gulliver who dictate the shape and direction of their lives….”Men are expected to succeed, women to fail. Every woman knows the deck is stacked. In practical terms this makes it more difficult for women to succeed, but it’s more damning for men to fail. Win or lose, defying expectations is heavy going”........
This is storytelling at its best, set in the early 1950’s it brings to life the sights and sounds of a tropical island. Lila Gulliver holds the reader in awe with her beauty, and smart business acumen looking after and guiding those girls who she feels have entrusted their lives to her. Highly recommended.… (more)