One Fifth Avenue

One Fifth Avenue er en af de mest prominente adresser på Manhattan, og det er lettere at finde en nål i en høstak end at få en bolig i ejendommen. Da mrs. Houghton pludselig dør og efterlader en treetagers luksuslejlighed, indleder ejendommens intrigante kvinder en magtkamp om at bestemme, hvad der skal ske med hendes lejlighed. Boligforeningens bestyrelsesformand Mindy bor i den mørke stuelejlighed sammen med sønnen Sam og ægtemanden James. Hun er bitter over, at de aldrig vil få råd til at købe en større lejlighed. Det bebrejder hun James, der helt uventet får enorm succes med sin seneste roman og pludselig får opmærksomhed fra det 20 år yngre luksusdyr Lola. Lola indgår ellers i en slags forhold med den celebre manuskriptforfatter Philip, som lider under, at han har modtaget Pulitzer-prisen for sin første og eneste roman, men nu ernærer sig gennem middelmådige kommercielle film. Noget lignende gælder for skuespillerinden Schiffer, der modvilligt vender hjem til One Fifth efter tyve år i Hollywood, og må se i øjnene, at hun stadig er lige så forelsket i Philip, som da de var unge. Philips tante Enid bor også i ejendommen, og hun så gerne, at Philip i en alder af 45 omsider stiftede familie og rykkede ind i den ledige lejlighed. Og så er der selskabsmanden Billy, der i 35 år har drømt om en lejlighed i One Fifth, men aldrig har haft råd. Da den unge, betagende Annalisa og hendes stenrige ægtemand, Paul, melder sig på banen, lykkes det Billy at få skaffet dem ind i den famøse lejlighed. Kort efter begynder lavinen af nabofejder, affærer og ondsindet sladder at rulle. One Fifth Avenue er en underholdende og grotesk tur rundt i persongalleriet på en af Manhattans absolut mest attraktive adresser.

One Fifth Avenue, the Art Deco beauty towering over Manhattan's hippest neighbourhood, is a one-of-a-kind address, the sort of building you have to earn your way into - one way or another. For the women in Candace Bushnell's stellar new novel, One Fifth Avenue is at the heart of the lives they've carefully established, or hope to establish. There is Schiffer Diamond, a forty-something actress busily proving that women of style are truly ageless. There is spoiled, self-assured Lola, who is determined to launch herself into society and the arms of the right man by clawing a way into the building. Annalisa is the wife of a hedge fund manager and reluctant socialite, while bitter Mindy is married to an under-published writer and has been the family breadwinner for too long. And then there is Enid, the glamorous grande dame and gossip columnist, who has lived at One Fifth Avenue for decades, and sees everything there is to see from her penthouse view ...

One Fifth Avenue, the Art Deco beauty towering over Manhattan's hippest neighbourhood, is a one-of-a-kind address, the sort of building you have to earn your way into - one way or another. For the women in Candace Bushnell's stellar new novel, One Fifth Avenue is at the heart of the lives they've carefully established, or hope to establish. There is Schiffer Diamond, a forty-something actress busily proving that women of style are truly ageless. There is spoiled, self-assured Lola, who is determined to launch herself into society and the arms of the right man by clawing a way into the building. Annalisa is the wife of a hedge fund manager and reluctant socialite, while bitter Mindy is married to an under-published writer and has been the family breadwinner for too long. And then there is Enid, the glamorous grande dame and gossip columnist, who has lived at One Fifth Avenue for decades, and sees everything there is to see from her penthouse view ...