Nom canonique: Van Slyke, Helen
Autres noms: Aston, Sharon
Date de naissance: 1920
Date de décès: 1979
Sexe: female
Nationalité: USA
Professions: businesswoman
Organisations: Helena Rubinstein
Courte biographie: Helen Van Slyke, 59, businesswoman turned bestselling novelist; after a brief illness; in New York City. Van Slyke headed the fashion section of the Washington Star at age 19, eventually becoming a vice president at Helena Rubinstein. Adept at identifying women's tastes, she decided in 1970 to apply her talent to writing. Van Slyke produced eight hugely successful modern romances, including the current blockbuster A Necessary Woman, devised, she said, for "blue-haired ladies in the cocktail hour of life."

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Sisters and Strangers par Helen Van Slyke

Seeking light entertainment over the summer I re-read some of my old paperback novels from the 1970s. "Sisters and Strangers" is about a family reunion. Sparked by the 50 year wedding anniversary of Sam and Laura Dalton, their three daughters come home for a celebration. It has been 30 years since the family was all together. And that was by choice. The sisters (now in their 40s) never did get along with each other that well, and all took different paths in life - different cities, different life-styles, and the one thing they shared in common was almost no desire to reconnect with childhood memories.

The story touches on critical issues women faced in that era, including: aging (for the mother), young pregnancy, raising children, unhappy marriage, and divorce. In other words the issues are still the same, but the way they were handled back in those days was sometimes quite different from now.

Helen Van Slyke has a nice writing style and the plot is suspenseful. So you are probably wondering - why only 3-1/2 Stars. The plot was a little over the top - too much happens for one family in one story: murder, suicide, divorce, affairs, and a gay child (which back in the 1970s was a big deal - and cause for a lot of disruption and controversy in a family). All in all it was too much drama. It sure made for an interesting read though.… (plus d'informations)

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LadyLo | 1 autre critique | Oct 9, 2022 |

Amor Nunca É Demais par Helen Van Slyke

Dinâmica e sedutora, Lindsay Treher casa-se aos dezenove anos com seu primeiro e único namorado. A guerra, a traição do marido e o nascimento de uma filha levam seu casamento à ruina. Vinte anos mais tarde, apaixona-se por seu chofer, e a diferença social interfere na ligação. Mas os anos não passaram inutilmente para Lindsay - agora uma rica mulher de negócios

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bibliotecapresmil | Sep 9, 2022 |

Irmãs e Estranhas par Helen Van Slyke

ROMANCE ESTADUNIDENSE.UM RETRATO REAL E PUNGENTE DE UMA FAMILIA COMO TANTAS OUTRAS,GENTE COMO A GENTE,VIDAS NAO MUITO DIFERENTES DA QUE CONHECEMOS,COM OS SEUS DRAMAS E PAIXOES,SONHOS E DECEPCOES,SEGREDOS E SURPRESAS.

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bibliotecapresmil | Sep 6, 2022 |

The Rich and the Righteous par Helen Van Slyke

The rating may be lower than deserved, but after 15 years in Merchandising as a Sr. Buyer, it's hard to read a commonly held misconception of the reality of how the business side & environment truly functioned. Yes, during market weeks there were events, parties, & dinners which filled the social pages across the country. However, as the '80s began the glamour faded and it became a very competitive, non-glamorous environment.

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Huba.Library | 1 autre critique | Sep 3, 2022 |

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