One Fifth Avenue by Candace Bushnell

About the story:

It is a story about life in New York City, and on one of its most high-end, uptown street - Fifth Avenue. And in the most expensive and sophisticated building with the house number 1. The story revolves around a group of uppermost-class people, including movie actress, publisher, script writer, hedge-fund manager, lawyer, and people who are trying their best to be associated somehow with this building or the people living in it. The story beautifully unfolds the daily events of the lives of those who live in One Fifth or are related to One Fifth in one way or another. The beauty of the story lies in the way the fine minute details are being captured in a vivid way, giving the reader the feeling of being absorbed into the story, as if I am right there at One Fifth. You get to see the entanglement in relationships, the hidden motives, the sexual politics, the spiritual loneliness (behind all the glamourous lives they have), the friendships and many more. I simply love this story for a leisure as well as entertaining read. I feel like I am a hidden camera somewhere in One Fifth, seeing and hearing all the gossips (ugly or beautiful).

My favourite section of the story is when Enid ticked off Lola when she posted those sex stories about Philip. Hats off to Enid for being able to manage that pestering Lola! Credits to Lola for her sexuality that sizzles up the story. I love those sections too.

About the book:

The copy I have is paperback, 433 pages, S$29.91 from Popular Bookstore (Singapore). A value-for-money read, especially for the story that you are going to get, it is worthwhile. Highly recommended if you have not read it.