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Trophies: A Novel |  | Author: Heather Thomas
Publisher: William Morrow
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 893603
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 528
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Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.5
ISBN: 0061126241
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780061126246
ASIN: 0061126241
Publication Date: April 1, 2008
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Marion Zane re-created herself to achieve the title of L.A.'s top Trophy—with a faithful husband, loyal fellow-Trophy friends, queen-bee status over the Hollywood "name-above-the-title" charities, and, best of all, no prenup! So why is she so nervous? Maybe she's forgotten that in L.A. enemies can come disguised as girlfriends. And when she impulsively breaks the unwritten code by stepping on another Trophy's charity turf, it's a fatal mistake. Drugged and framed by a jealous rival and her powerful mystery partner, Marion finds herself abandoned by her husband, left penniless, her deepest secrets rudely exposed. Undaunted, she hides her newfound poverty while dreaming of regaining her love, social position, and dermatologist. But when forced to choose between vilification or re-enthronement at the price of betraying a friend, Marion is torn. After all, Marion Zane didn't become Marion Zane by fair play alone.
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 HEATHER THOMAS CERTAINLY HAS A LOT OF FRIENDS March 20, 2009
Lisa K. Ericsson (California)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this book based not only on Amazon reviews but also kudos it received from the likes of Norman Lear and Arianna Huffington. I now have the feeling that a lot of the reviewers are friends of Ms. Thomas. "Made me laugh out loud...Ironic, smart"..."Sharp, wicked adrenaline-rush." I didn't read that book.
I can't begin to tell you how disappointed I was in this book. The message seems to be that you can spend obscene amounts of money on plastic surgery, Jimmy Choos and Manolos, facials, waxing, and of course your multi-million dollar house as long as you are raising lots of money for charity which apparently trophy wives are good at.
With the exception of Maya, our resident supermodel, none of these women have a job. However, with the upkeep of their fabulous faces, bodies and homes...they don't have time for one.
Marion Zane...the "hero" of our story is blessed with a face like Suzy Parker thanks to plastic surgery. Marion did not even know who Suzy Parker was when they made her face look like Suzy's. Note to Marion: it is probably a good idea to know who you are being made to look like when you are undergoing the knife.
Pepper, the most annoying character in this book with her faux hillbilly accent is not only a child abuser [Question for Heather: why would you have one of your main characters take a brush to her child's bare bottom for absolutely no discernible reason] and seems to spend this entire novel yelling at her children and trying to get her Greek husband back from a woman who has cast a spell on him using of all things...menstrual blood. Don't ask.
I don't think this book was at all funny and instead of making me understand the "trophy wife"...I came away wondering what on earth their purpose in life is beyond their so-called philanthropy.
Heather Thomas looks lovely on the inside cover of the book but I unfortunately can't say much for her writing abilities. Married to one of Hollywood's best known entertainment attorney's...I had the feeling while reading this that Marion is very close to Heather's heart. A wonderful way to rationalize living like Marie Antoinette while people are losing their homes and jobs and have no idea who Christian Louboutin is.
 Clever and snarky...but true? January 12, 2009
Mary L. Jacobs (Huntington Beach, CA USA)
This was such a fun read, but could have used a little editing to make the plot tighter. It reminded me a lot of Dominick Dunne with the back-stabbing socialites from LA. I could just imagine reading about these women in People magazine.
 An Unexpected Delight December 29, 2008
letters2mary (Washington, DC)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
There's a part of me that would not want to be caught dead reading "that kind" of book. A womanish book, a frivolous book, etc. Yet there's an undeniable joy in this book. It's worthy of a place among the heavyweights of the lightweight Jacqueline Suzanne and Jackie Collins. I could not put it down, and in fact, hope that there will be a "Return of Trophies."
Superficial, dull & impossible to understand the lingo November 13, 2008
A. Consulting (Houston, TX USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is so hard to follow that reading it becomes a chore. I guess if I lived in L.A. I would understand what the author is trying to convey. I would not recommend this book,unless your looking for more challenges in your life.
A Statue Cast in Pulp July 30, 2008
Michele Cozzens (Cloud 8)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
If you like daytime television soap operas, you'll love this book. With a generous number of characters to wrap one's mind around, the author lures you into the world of Hollywood wealth, fame, debauchery, (BJ parties anyone?) D-cups, and Botox. With for-publicity fundraising as the primary redeeming quality to these otherwise shallow, status-and-money-conscious self-proclaimed "trophies," this is a sometimes amusing, sometimes painfully dull and slow-moving, sometimes juicy beach read page-turner.
Containing several distracting typos, it's about 200 pages too long, and these pages (or short chapters) fail to move forward the plot of the systematic dethroning of TOP trophy Marion Zane by her so-called well-defined friend and sister trophy, Lyndy. Most of the other secondary trophies are a bit stereotypical and aren't as colorful or interesting as Marion or Lyndy. Claire, the Midwestern beauty queen who marries a big shot Hollywood producer and becomes stepmother to three spoiled children is, however, the exception. Claire enters this arena as a trophy newbie, and shows rather than tells how seemingly "normal" girls with big princess dreams find themselves living these surreal lives.
But what the heck? I didn't buy this book expecting a great work of literature. I just wanted to trash around in the world of what passes these days as popular women's fiction. I definitely got what asked for, which was a few laughs and some unforgettable characters. Good for you Heather Thomas. Write another one. I'll read it.
Michele Cozzens is the author of It's Not Your Mother's Bridge Club
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