Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #154982 in Books
• Published on: 2009-02-05
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

Synopsis
From the earliest days of her career, supermodel Fleur Savagar has been nicknamed the Glitter Baby. The illegitimate daughter of a world-famous movie star, she had been brought up by her mother and stepfather and deliberately starved of emotional love. So much so that she has spent most of her nineteen years looking for it in all the wrong places. Fleur is an ugly duckling who refuses to believe she's turned into a swan. Now an actress, she finds herself falling for her co-star, tough guy Jake Koranda. However, all her illusions are shattered when she discovers that she has been betrayed by those closest to her. Disillusioned and destitute, Fleur embarks on a voyage of self discovery, determined to reinvent herself...

Customer Reviews

fantastic read
This is the first SEP book I read and by far the best. I absolutely love this book and as a previous reviewer says you will want to read it over and over as I have. This new release is welcome news for anyone who missed it first time round as it has been very hard to come by. I was lucky enough to find a copy in a charity shop.
The character of Fleur is beautifully written, you really feel for her. The relationship between her and Jake is well crafted. The book is in two parts and I enjoyed the second part more which is about Fleur as most of the first part is about her mother Belinda. I thoroughly recommend this novel. Anyone who is a fan of SEP's later novels may find it a bit heavy compared to her later novels which are often light and funny but it is still a great story.

Glitter Baby
First published in 1987 (I believe) this was SEP's third major publication, and her finest. It was an instant bestseller and earned her recognition as a romantic fiction writter of great repute. In my opinion, none of her other books have reacged the standard set by this one ( although they are all good in their own right).
Glitter baby is the story of Fleur Savagar, the illegitimate daughter of Errol Flynn (the actor) and Belinda. Brought up by Alexi Savagar - her step father, and Belinda, Fleur is deliberately starved of emotional love, and spends the first ninteen years of her life searching for it. All her illusions are shattered when she discovers that she has been betrayed by every one that she holds nearest and dearest as one after another she discovers their personal agendas.
Disillusioned and destitute, Fleur embarks on a voyage of self discovery, and discovers and inner strength, integrity, resiliance and a talent all her own that does not need validation from anyone, and through it all finds enduring love.

This book is so touching and so beutifully written that I keep reading it over and over again - I have read it 10 times, and although this may sound sad to some of you, once you read it you will know what I am trying to convey.