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Jackie Collins
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Jackie Collins
About this listen
Nick and Lauren can never forget each other. Teenage small-town lovers, he from the wrong side of the tracks, she the prettiest girl in town, their love was the town scandal - forbidden, sizzling and unforgettable, ending abruptly in a tragedy that sent them into separate orbits.
Nick pursues his dream of acting, and after a series of wild adventures begins the slow rise that will make him one of Hollywood's biggest stars.
Lauren goes to New York and enters the modeling world, surprising everyone with a career that takes off in a direction she never expected.
American Star follows them both on their trips to fame, as Nick and Lauren, haunted by the secret they share, try to live without each other - only to find they can't. American Star is a compelling story of love, sex, and murder, set against the glamorous backgrounds of New York and Hollywood, as only Jackie Collins can tell it.
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- Richard Shapel
- 01-04-19
Favorite and First Jackie Collins book
This is and always will be my favorite Jackie Collins Novel. Years ago I went to a library book sale and found a copy of this book I bought it for a whole entire quarter from the moment I purchased it. I couldn’t put it down. I just had to know where the story goes since then I have read almost all of her books seriously was depressed the day I found out she passed but at least there was conclusions to her stories. I have since reread and listened to this book numerous times. It is too the point that I am madly in love with the love story between the two love birds in this book. I don’t think anybody could turn it into a movie that would fulfill all my expectations for the characters as i know and love them. This book is worth reading and listening to for years to come.
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- Lisa Davis
- 01-16-22
Classic Jackie Collins
I love the story and the story tellers. Great book!! Will definitely purchase more of her books.
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- anita
- 01-04-21
Not Bad
This was a short fiction, very fiction love story. I've been listening to some real intense books so American Star was a refreshing listen. No real plot and seemed to move along rather quickly, not totally disappointed, the narration was pretty good. I needed an easy listen, that being said, American Star served its purpose.
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- Carrie Gray3
- 03-13-20
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Parts of the book were left out which bothered me. But other than that I loved it.
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