Jinx
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Plot Summary of Jinx

"    A lifelong friendship begins when ugly Marsha Feldstein meets gorgeous Jinx O'Malley in New York City in the 1950's. Marsha, a witty self-starter working her way through college waiting tables, marvels at the meteoric rise of the indifferent Jinx, whose only real ambition is to love and be loved, but whose beauty brings her fame and fortune.
    First, guileless Jinx is recruited into the entourage of the egomaniacal artist"Tom Tom" Blalack. His promotor, Helsinki Braw, gets her into modeling and acting. Jinx's life becomes a blur of fittings, shoots, travel, parties, spending sprees, spartan diets, failed marriages, and obsessed men. Marsha, meanwhile, shuns men, moves to Paris, and slowly works her way up throught the ranks in the cosmetics industry, eventually starting her own line, "Miracle," in London.
    Over 40 years, they keep in touch and cross paths many times. Their friendship even survives Jinx marrying author Jake Orben, whom Marsha has loved from afar for years, and whose work merely bores Jinx. Over time, Jinx's star begins to fall, but Marsha hits her stride. They lose touch for 15 years. When they reconnect, Marsha is in for a shock.    "
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Tone of book? - thoughtful
Life of a profession: - model/fasion designer
Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Job/Profession/Status story Yes

Main Character
Gender - Female
Profession/status: - model
Is this an ordinary person caught up in events? Yes
Ethnicity/Nationality - White (American)
How sensitive is this character? - sensitive to others' feelings

Main Adversary
Identity: - society
How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book.

Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings? - 4 ()
United States Yes
Europe Yes
European country: - England/UK - France
Asia/Pacific Yes
Asian country: - India

Style
Person - mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
Sex in book? Yes
What kind of sex: - vague references
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog

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