Candace Bushnell is an American author, journalist, and television producer. She wrote a column for The New York Observer that was adapted into the bestselling Sex and the City anthology. The book was the basis for the HBO hit series Sex and the City and two subsequent movies. Trading Up is her 2003 romance novel. In the London Guardian, Stephanie Merritt wrote that the book "succeeds because she provides what readers and audiences have always craved, from Molière down through Wilde and Mitford to Dynasty and the rash of current celebrity magazines—a window on to the stupidities and weaknesses of the rich and powerful, inspiring an addictive mix of envy and moral superiority." The book chronicles a few months in the life of Janey Wilcox, Victoria’s Secret model in her early 30s who has finally become a fixture in the upper echelons of New York society. But nothing is good enough for Janey, who always wants to be the best, the most beautiful and the most talked-about. Unfortunately, Janey’s got a sordid past that involves unsavoury relationships with a variety of rich men, and she’s got a reputation around town of doing anything for money. This doesn’t stop her from marrying Seldon Rose, a powerful executive at a movie company. Janey thinks her life will be perfect since she’s married rich and has made friends with all the right people, but her never-ending quest for more money and power threatens to be her downfall… You can listen online to free English audiobook “Trading Up” by Candace Bushnell on our website.
