âVivid Portrait of New York in the mid-Fortiesâ (amazon.com review)
Vic Norman got everything a man could wantâŠHe got a hand-painted tie at $35âŠand a shiny new job at $35,000âŠhe got an apartment on Sutton PlaceâŠand the respect of the toughest old tyrant who ever sold soapâŠhe got MargueriteâŠand ConnieâŠand glamorous red-headed Jean. He got everything a man could wantâŠbut 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.