A "richly drawn story of the globe-spanning friendship between two women destined to reach positions of great influence and power. It is the story of a dramatic love affair that leads to bitter betrayal and - ultimately - tragedy.

"In the beginning, the friendship between beautiful, magnetic Nell and far-from-pretty, idealistic Sylvie always seemed unlikely. But from their early childhood in postwar London they are inseperable. By the time they are young career women ascending together in the gritty glamour of London's Fleet Street, they share a devastating secret - one that could forever ruin Nell.

"Fired by overwhelming ambition and lust, Nell deceives Sylvie and leaves England with the man Sylvie loves, Dick Kolinzcky. Through a shrewd marriage, astonishing business dealings, and her own spectacular charisma, Nell becomes one of the most important women in America, running one of the country's most successful beauty companies.

"To expand her power and win the man she loves - and because of a strange and sinister jealousy - Nell again leads her girlhood best friend and secret rival, Sylvie, into disaster.

"When Sylvie becomes a prominent syndicated newspaper columnist in the United States, she at last realizes the full extent of Nell's betrayal. She plots a monumental revenge to occur at the moment of Nell's greatest business triumph.

"From the power centers of London's leading newspapers to Maxim's in Paris, from the sprawling estates of the Bahamas to the drawing rooms and bedrooms of Toronto and New York, 'One of My Very Best Friends' vividly explores from an insider's point of view, the private politics and passions that govern - and frequently ruin - the lives of women who climb and often claw their way to the top"

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