''Lipstick Jungle'' is a novel written by New York writer and socialite

Candace Bushnell Candace Bushnell (born December 1, 1958) is an American author, journalist, and television producer. She wrote a column for ''The New York Observer'' (1994–96) that was adapted into the bestselling ''Sex and the City (book), Sex and the City'' ...

, that weaves the stories of Nico Reilly, Wendy Healy, and Victory Ford, who are numbers 8, 12, and 17 on the ''

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's'' list of New York's 50 Most Powerful Women. The premise appears to tread similar ground to Bushnell's famed ''

Sex and the City ''Sex and the City'' is an American romantic comedy, romantic comedy-drama television series created by Darren Star for HBO. An adaptation of Candace Bushnell's Sex and the City (newspaper column), newspaper column and 1996 book anthology of the ...

,'' following the lives of three New York career women; however, in this book the women are a little older, richer, and more powerful.

Characters

;Wendy Healy: Movie industry president of Parador Pictures (pun on

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) with marriage difficulties and a tough competitor. ;Nico O'Neilly: The glamorous editor-in-chief of ''Bonfire Magazine'', a pop-culture bible for show-biz, fashion, and politics (loosely based on ''

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''). ;Victory Ford: Fashion designer.

TV Adaptation

A television series was created based on the book, starring

Brooke Shields Brooke Christa Shields (born May 31, 1965) is an American actress and model. She was initially a child model and gained critical acclaim at age 12 for her leading role in Louis Malle's film ''Pretty Baby'' (1978). She continued to model into ...

as Wendy Healy,

Lindsay Price Lindsay Jaylyn Price Stone (born December 6, 1976) is an American television actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Janet Sosna on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and as Victory Ford on '' Lipstick Jungle''. She is also known for her wor ...

as Victory Ford, and

Kim Raver Kimberly Jayne Raver (born March 15, 1969) is an American actress and producer. She is best known for television roles as Dr. Teddy Altman on ABC's medical drama ''Grey's Anatomy'', Kim Zambrano on ''Third Watch'', and Audrey Raines on '' 24''. ...

as Nico Reilly. A total of twenty episodes aired on

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from February 7, 2008 through January 9, 2009.

References

External links

Candace Bushnell interview and behind-the-scenes tour of ''Lipstick Jungle'' on location''Lipstick Jungle'' on Amazon.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipstick Jungle (Novel) 2005 American novels American novels adapted into television shows Chick lit novels Novels set in New York City Hyperion Books books Novels by Candace Bushnell