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Lace by Shirley Conran
3.75
adventurous emotional mysterious fast-paced

Lace is quite the time capsule. Luxuriously over the top, wildly fucked up and absorbing, darker and more complicated than I expected. I wasn't a fan of certain elements and depictions but I kept in mind that it's a product of its time in both style and content. The women are well drawn, flawed, strong, determined, and they all love each other fiercely. I can see why this sold millions of copies and became a scandalous touchstone forty years ago.