Harold Robbins Livres
21 mai 1916 – 14 octobre 1997
Cet auteur est célébré pour ses récits audacieux qui abordent des thèmes controversés et explorent la psyché humaine avec une honnêteté brute. Son style, marqué par une sexualité crue et un réalisme implacable, plonge les lecteurs dans des mondes de hauts et de bas émotionnels intenses. Il dépeint avec force les ascensions et les chutes de personnages ambitieux sur fond de bouleversements sociaux tumultueux. Ses œuvres, acclamées mondialement pour leur vérité sans concession et leur talent narratif, sont devenues des piliers de la culture populaire.
When Miles Sinclair's lover and partner is murdered and a series of strange accidents begins to plague his fleet, Miles must prove his innocence or face the destruction of his maritime empire
A young schoolgirl with dreams of being an actress, JeriLee Randall, is at the dawn of discovering her own sexuality when she meets Walter Thornton, Jr., the son of the world-famous playwright, Walter Thornton, Sr., whom she idolizes. After a humiliating "near" sexual encounter with JeriLee, Walt Jr. participates in a graphically brutal assault that traumatizes JeriLee, triggering unfettered chaos in their small, gossipy town. Walt's father Walter Sr. befriends JeriLee and tries to make amends for the deplorable behavior of his son. Over time, despite their age difference, the two become quite close and eventually marry--resulting in yet another town scandal. But it is JeriLee's ambition--not the rumors--that drives the couple from this tiny town to New York City, setting her on a collision course with an unexpected future. Inevitably, their marriage unravels and JeriLee embarks on a path of sexual liberation in her pursuit of success--from stints in sleazy strip clubs to rendezvous on the casting couches of Hollywood moguls, from the searing lights of Broadway to the twilight world of drugs--as JeriLee moves restlessly from man to man and woman to woman. Can she find success in a brutal world while retaining her dignity, honesty, and the self-respect developed in her youth? As she struggles to retain her dreams of stardom, can her strength and cunning save her from Hollywood's death grip, allowing her to beat the smooth-talking power players at their own game?
In the mountains of West Virginia Dan learned the price of work, love, and murder--when murder was a man's last resort. Daniel Boone Huggins, shaped by violent tragedy and a restless passion for beautiful women, rose from poverty to become the most powerful--and dangerous--labor organizer in America.
The secret
- 364pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Harold Robbins once again creates a story featuring his signature street-smart characters who use their hard-won knowledge to achieve greatness. The Secret, a steamy novel chronicling the meteoric rise of a lingerie chain, Jerry Copper, of The Predators, returns, moving from his spring-water success to launch his new empire of intimate women's apparel. Unfortunately, Jerry's operation, unlike companies such as Victoria's Secret, isn't exactly legit. He would desperately like to keep his son, an honest lawyer with street smarts and a code of honor, out of the family business and away from his mob associates. All is well until Jerry needs a good lawyer, and his son insists on getting involved.
The story explores the intense rivalry and collaboration between Angelo Perino, a talented race car driver, and Loren Hardeman, a powerful auto magnate. As they join forces to build "The Betsy," the fastest car in the world, their personal ambitions and romantic entanglements complicate their partnership. The narrative delves into themes of ambition, love, and the impact of greed within a family empire, highlighting both the characters' drive for success and the emotional stakes involved in their high-speed lives.
Harold Robbins' very first novel is also one of his most powerful. Never Love a Stranger tells the gritty and passionate tale of Francis "Frankie" Kane, from his meager beginnings as an orphan in New York's Hell's Kitchen. From that confused and belittling start, Frank works his way up, choosing the wrong side of the law to make a name for himself. At a young age, he becomes one of the city's most dangerous men, indulging in his passion for power, sex, and the best things in life-whether or not they can be purchased.First published in 1948, the novel began Robbins' prolific career after someone made him a $100 bet that he couldn't write a bestseller. Twenty-six pot-boiling novels later, he proved the power of his words. Never Love a Stranger takes an unflinching look at a New York that's long gone by-exposing life during and after the Great Depression, when the syndicate ruled the city without mercy.
