The Glitter Game

by Judy Nunn

Step into the steamy and cut-throat world of television , where the dazzling lights of fame cast deep shadows of intrigue, ambition, and scandal.TELEVISION'S GOLDEN GIRLEdwina Dawling is the golden girl of Australian television. The former pop singer is now the country's most popular actress, an international star thanks to the hit TV soap The Glitter Game.GLAMOUR AND BETRAYALBut behind the seductive glamour of television is a cutthroat world where careers are made or destroyed with a word in the right ear ... or a night in the right bed. Where success breeds envy and corruption, concealed in the flashing smiles at every premier event, every party.RUTHLESS AMBITIONSOnly the ruthless make it to the top. And, as Edwina is soon to discover, they will stop at nothing to stay there. Not even murder.
The Glitter Game is a delicious expose of the glitzy world of television, a scandalous behind-the-scenes look at what goes on when the cameras stop rolling.

Genres: Fiction, Contemporary

394 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 6, 1991

About the author

Judy Nunn (born 13 April 1945) is an Australian actress and author.

Judy Nunn's career has been long, illustrious and multifaceted. After combining her internationally successful acting career with scriptwriting for television and radio, Judy decided in the 80s to turn her hand to prose. The result was two adventure novels for children, EYE IN THE STORM and EYE IN THE CITY, which remain extremely popular, not only in Australia but in Europe. Embarking on adult fiction in the early 90s, Judy's three novels, THE GLITTER GAME, CENTRE STAGE and ARALUEN, set respectively in the worlds of television, theatre and film, became instant bestsellers. Her subsequent bestsellers, KAL, BENEATH THE SOUTHERN CROSS, TERRITORY, PACIFIC, HERITAGE and FLOODTIDE confirm her position as one of Australia’s leading popular novelists.

Reviews

[Sue Gerhardt Griffiths · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars

Oh, I have to say this was utterly entertaining. I love a good juicy soap story and this one was filled with seamy details, a lot of wicked behind-the-scenes gossip and a twist that was startling, a twist I did not see coming, nah ah, nope. Good one, Ms Nunn!

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[Susan Lane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Set in Sydney, The Glitter Game is a light hearted look at the competitive world of television production with the power driven, egocentric executives, actors and script writers. Knowing Judy Nunn starred in the Aussie soap Home And Away made me wonder how much of her story was a crossover from real life. A fun read with a few twists in the tale.

[Glenys · Rating 3 out of 5]

I usually like Judy Nunn's work but this one was in a setting that holds little interest for me.
So many characters to keep track of, too.
The twist in the tale, coming right at at the end, definitely surprised me!

[Andy Daykin · Rating 3 out of 5]

I thought this book had too many characters and too many similar characters (paul/sidney and vicky/narelle). This made it impossible to introduce them all in a prologue and this was to the stories detriment.

It was also quite a depressing story although with recent events brought to light through the metoo movement it can be believed that the tv industry is as described.

On a positive, the final reveal took me completely by surprise so in the end I felt the story redeemed itself a little.

[Lex Redding · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love love loved this read. Oh Judy, you know how to capture an audience. The stories of the TV industry reminded me of my time in advertising agency land and the sordid details and twists made for a great page turner.

[Natasha · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many characters ! There were way too many characters and I got confused on who's who. Wasn't much of a plot either . This is Judy's first novel so I'll give her some slack as her future books are much better than this drivel .

[Sarah Johnston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light and entertaining for a quick summer read.

[Carol Gaston · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't waste my time finishing it....

[Elina · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too many different characters and plotlines.

[Sarah Robertson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another amazing story thank you Judy

[Heather Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly a good book. A few things that I didn't enjoy reading about.

[Barbara Brabiner · Rating 2 out of 5]

not my type of book

[N · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 stars

[Tracy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Once again a great novel from Judy Nunn. Judy has the great ability to put a fictional story alongside the truth of Australian history.

[Tim · Rating 3 out of 5]

Light reading, a bit trashy but entertaining. Judy Nunn writes some great books... this one is good, well written but is more trivial than most of hers.

[Netti Sillitoe · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun glittery silly. All things I like