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Three-Martini Lunch by Suzanne Rindell

4.0

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Three Martini Lunch in New York

If you’ve ever wondered what 1950 New York would have looked like and in particular what working at the heart of publishing then would have involved, then this book is a creative dream.

First of all – the Three Martini Lunch – The title refers to the leisurely lunches common between businessmen and women in the 50s and 60s. (“two martinis, a little business, and a third to seal the deal.”)

The world of publishing is fast and furious -think Tv’s Mad Men – ads the cutthroat deals and underhanded actions take place. It’s cutthroat and fast and will spit you out as soon as look at you – this is still a country, a city, an industry where issues and arguments on race, sex, class and gender rattle around the city with the traffic and the people.

This captures the beatnik feel and more. It's an experience rather than just a book as the plot is one thing - it's the characters and feel which are the stronger here and it's very emotive - I closed the book, my hair had been crimped, I was wearing flower flares and as I closed the book, I heard the crash of a cymbal