In a way, Candace Bushnells Lipstick Jungle picks up where her career-defining book Sex and the City left off, in the money-soaked, power-hungry, beauty-obsessed jungle that is New York City. This time around, the ladies are a bit older, a lot richer, but not particularly wiser nor more endearing than Bushnells earlier heroines. Lipstick Jungle weaves the stories of Nico ONeilly, Wendy Healy, and Victory Ford, numbers 8, 12, and 17 on The New York Posts list of New Yorks 50 Most Powerful Women. But this is 21st Century New York, and to get ahead and stay ahead, these women will do anything, including jeopardizing their personal and professional relationships. Take for example Nico, editor-in-chief of Bonfire magazine, who betrays her boss to rise to the top of the entire magazine division at media mega-giant Splatch-Verner.
