âVivid Portrait of New York in the mid-Fortiesâ (amazon.com review)
Vic Norman got everything a man could wantâŚHe got a hand-painted tie at $35âŚand a shiny new job at $35,000âŚhe got an apartment on Sutton PlaceâŚand the respect of the toughest old tyrant who ever sold soapâŚhe got MargueriteâŚand ConnieâŚand glamorous red-headed Jean. He got everything a man could wantâŚbut he didnât know what he wanted. Not til he met Kay, cool, blonde, lovely Kay. Then he knew what he wanted but didnât know how to get it!
One of the best-selling novels of 1946, made into a popular Clark Gable film in 1947.