{"product_id":"bitch-paperback","title":"The Bitch: introduced by Rowan Coleman","description":"\u003cb\u003eFeaturing a brand new introduction from bestselling author, Rowan Coleman, talking about what Jackie and her books mean to her! \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'What Jackie Collins knew how to do so well, and what I think we miss a little bit in twenty-first century fiction, is to tell a thumping good story just for the sake of the story itself' \u003cb\u003eROWAN COLEMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Fontaine Khaled's shed her rich husband for the life she really wants: a riot of champagne, designer clothes and the hottest, sexiest men. Nico Constantine is in Las Vegas to triple his dwindling fortune. When their paths collide, their connection is immediate and intense. But the high life comes at a price...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bitch\u003c\/i\u003e is the sizzling sequel to \u003ci\u003eThe Stud\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e There have been many imitators, but only ever one Jackie Collins.  With millions of her books sold around the world, and thirty-one \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers, she is one of the world's top-selling novelists. From glamorous Beverly Hills bedrooms to Hollywood movie studios; from glittering rock concerts to the yachts of billionaires, Jackie chronicled the scandalous lives of the rich, famous, and infamous from the inside looking out.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A true inspiration, a trail blazer for women's fiction' \u003cb\u003eJILLY COOPER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jackie shows us all what being a strong, successful woman means at any age' \u003cb\u003eMILLY JOHNSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jackie will never be forgotten, she'll always inspire me to #BeMoreJackie' \u003cb\u003eJILL MANSELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jackie's heroines don't take off their clothes to please a man, but to please themselves' \u003cb\u003eCLARE MACKINTOSH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Legend is a word used too lightly for so many undeserving people, but Jackie is the very definition of the word' \u003cb\u003eALEX KHAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'I read hundreds of books every year. But Jackie Collins' novels are the only ones I can read over and over' \u003cb\u003eAMY ROWLAND\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jackie wrote with shameless ambition, ruthless passion and pure diamond-dusted sparkle' \u003cb\u003eCATHERINE STEADMAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Here is a woman who not only wanted to entertain her readers, but also to teach them something; about the world and about themselves' \u003cb\u003eISABELLE BROOM\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Lessons galore on every page... about feminism, equality, tolerance and love' \u003cb\u003eCARMEL HARRINGTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jackie is the queen of cliff-hangers' \u003cb\u003eSAMANTHA TONGE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'For all her trademark sass, there is a moralist at work here' \u003cb\u003eLOUISE CANDLISH\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Nobody does it quite like Jackie and nobody ever will' \u003cb\u003eSARRA MANING\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jackie bought a bit of glitter, sparkle and sunshine into our humdrum existence' \u003cb\u003eVERONICA HENRY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jackie wrote about Hollywood with total authenticity, breaking all the rules and taboos' \u003cb\u003eBARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Collins was saying that women didn't have to centre round men, either in books or in life' \u003cb\u003eJESSIE BURTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'Jackie lived the Hollywood dream, but, she looked sideways at it, and then shared the dirt with her readers' \u003cb\u003eJULIET ASHTON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'What radiates from her novels, is a sense that women are capable of great things' \u003cb\u003eALEXANDRA HEMINSLEY\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41924366106802,"sku":"9781398517615","price":260.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/products\/370805_6271b4b25a8b04.28007512_9781398517615_b9f1f124-39a3-41ce-b7e8-99fc93f90d43.jpg?v=1651777717","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/bitch-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}