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    Queen Takes King
    Queen Takes King
    Queen Takes King
    Audiobook10 hours

    Queen Takes King

    Written by Gigi Levangie Grazer

    Narrated by Phil Gigante and Tanya Eby

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    About this audiobook

    Jacks Power: The prodigal son, heir to millions, built his own Manhattan real estate empire and revels in seeing his moniker on glittering skyscrapers around the city. Here’s a man who always loved to see his name in ink. Until now.

    Cynthia Hunsaker Power: The epitome of elegance and society, the former prima ballerina met a struggling painter, fell in love, and only later learned she’d won the Power lottery.

    The morning after the Power silver anniversary gala at the Waldorf, Jacks appears twice in the New York Post—once gallantly dancing with his wife of twenty-five years; and once hand-in-hand with Lara Sizemore, morning television star, exiting her Upper West Side apartment building that very same night.

    Let the Divorce Games begin.

    Whether they’re changing the locks on each other in their Park Avenue triplex or sabotaging each other’s dinner parties, the Powers’ split-up will trump the most scandalous divorces known to polite New York society. It’s a battle of wits, of charm, of two of the biggest egos—and personalities and bank accounts—in Manhattan, and neither side will go down without a fight.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateJun 16, 2009
    ISBN9781423327257
    Queen Takes King
    Author

    Gigi Levangie Grazer

    Gigi Levangie Grazer is the author of three prior novels: Rescue Me (2000), Maneater (2003), and The Starter Wife (2006). The Starter Wife was adapted for an Emmy Award–winning USA Network miniseries starring Debra Messing, and later for a television series; Maneater was adapted for a Lifetime miniseries starring Sarah Chalke in May 2009. In addition, Gigi wrote the screenplay for Stepmom, starring Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. Gigi’s articles have appeared in Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and Glamour. She lives in L.A. with her two children and three miniature dachshunds.

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    • 3/5
      Some of Grazer's books are better than others, and this is one of the others. Power couple (literally named Power) starts divorce proceedings when husband Jacks' (short for Jackson) affair with a hot newscaster is exposed. Some of the ensuing events are just icky.
    • 3/5
      This book was enjoyable but not outstanding. The dialogue and general premise was good, but there didn't seem to be much story. It seemed more like I walked into a room in the middle of a television show, something entertaining but with no real re-watch-ability. Good for a light read.
    • 4/5
      Do I feel guilty for enjoying this frothy read when I could have been reading for research, aka work? Of course I do and that’s part of the fun. If anyone had told me back when that I’d enjoy a fictionalized reprise of the interminable Trump Divorce, I’d have backed out of the room and run like hell. Imagine my surprise to discover that guilty pleasure is mostly just pleasure. Make no mistake, that’s thanks to Grazer’s skill in making the story zip along, the characters come alive, etc., all hallmarks of a genuinely good writer who cares about her craft. Call it late summer fever, call it a mini-vacation, call it what you will. I say “Queen Takes King” is the perfect accompaniment to a nicely chilled Pinot Grigio and a bowl of raspberries. Yummy!