Publisher's Synopsis
Dunne's novel is a comedy of manners with tragic overtones, set in New York. Gus Bailey, a divorced journalist and Hollywood refugee, is the confidant of New York society, perfectly positioned to observe the machinations of its moneyed elite. A wedding, a death and an inheritance precipitate a social explosion in the world of "People Like Us".;Dominick Dunne is the author of "The Two Mrs Grenvilles", "Fatal Charms" and "The Winners".
