The Other Side of Midnight
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The Other Side of Midnight is Sidney Sheldon at his best. This page-turner is full of tortured romantic entanglements, reverses of fortune, thrilling suspense, and ultimate justice. In Paris, Washington, and a fabulous villa in Greece, an innocent American becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal. She is Catherine Douglas, a woman caught in a web of four lives intertwined by passion as her handsome husband pursues an incredibly beautiful film star . . . and as Constantin Demeris, a legendary Greek tycoon, tightens the strands that control them all.
Sidney Sheldon
Sidney Sheldon is the mega-selling international author of seventeen bestselling novels and one autobiography. There are now over 275 million copies of his books in print worldwide and he features in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most translated author. He is also a highly acclaimed, award-winning scriptwriter for stage, film and television. He died in 2007 at the age of 89.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Other Side of Midnight is a fantastic piece of writing. It's hard to believe it was written in the 1970s as it is so different to other books of the time that I have read.The book is runs from 1919 to 1947 with the majority taking place in the late 30s mid 40s. Whilst it takes place during World War 2, it is not about the war itself, rather, it follows the paths of three characters. One of whom is innocent, another who seems innocent and becomes a hateful product of her environment and a third who has no regard for anyone but himself. The ending is perfection.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Ahhhh....the very first Sidney Sheldon book I've read way back when. But I still re-read again and again.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Just perfect. Good read this one. ???? page Turner indeed.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5An actually scary book about revenge, manipulation and betrayal.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5great
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5CLASSIC! I still remember reading this thru from page 1 to the end, no food or breaks!
I will never forget the twist ending and the emotion I felt! I think this is his best book! I have read others but none "gripped" me and pulled me in the way this did! - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
I remember being enthralled by this book when it came out in 1973. It had everything going for it: lust, revenge, mystery, and “deadly passion”. The story revolves around four people. Noelle Page, an actress famous for her beauty, uses her seductive powers to seek revenge against the only man she has ever truly loved, Larry Douglas. Eventually Larry sees the error of his ways and wants to go back to Noelle. Unfortunately his wife, Catherine, gets in the way and Noelle and Larry use Constantin Demiris, a wealthy Greek tycoon, to help rid themselves of Catherine. None of this is a surprise because the opening chapters tell us of all the people flocking to Greece to attend the murder trial.
It's entertaining and has some great plot twists. It's the perfect beach read even though it's over forty years old. Some of it is a bit dated but it is a definite page turner. If you are a reader “of a certain age” and feeling nostalgic for an over-the-top soap opera combining treachery and revenge, I highly recommend The Other Side of Midnight. If you're looking for a serious work of literate fiction, whatever you do, don't pick up this book.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Great suspenseful and worth it in the end
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was absolutely brilliant.
It's the first Sidney Sheldon book I read, handed down to me by my mum. Though this probably wouldn't be something I'd choose from a pile of books initially, but because it was recommended to me I gave it a go. And the blurb did sound intriguing but it didn't do the book justice. It certainly didn't prepare me for what I got.
Noelle and Catherine, the two main female characters were very different and yet very similiar too. They both love the same man, Larry Douglas, though for the life of me I couldn't see why. Sure if I saw him I'd probably be drooling too but his personality can only be defined in these words, 'arrogant, selfish, womanizing jerk.' And then some.
He's a charmer that's for sure and at times he has his 'good guy' moments but seriously ladies, he's NOT worth it.
Noelle was an interesting character but I found reading her parts uncomfortable at times, because I couldn't imagine how someone could do some of the things she did. Like kill her baby -purposely delaying it until she was further along in pregnancy just so the innocent baby would feel pain- with a coat hanger- just to get back at Larry. How would that get back at him? He never even finds out about it! I mean seriously, that is just SICK. I don't care what Larry did to you that was wayyyyyyy over the top. And just out of curiosity, was it me or was the moment she found out Larry had betrayed her a little puzzling? I had to read it a few times to work out what the huge discovery had been. He'd gone to a club, instead of meet her. It sounds bad, but not THAT bad (unborn baby killing) bad
And yet she has a good heart too. She helps Israel Katz. I liked her a lot then and began to sympathize with her a little more, until she and Larry met up and began plotting their evil scheme. And then I sympathized with her again at the end.
Catherine is my kind of girl. Sure she messes up, but she's funny and cracks jokes to cover up her errors and embarrassment. Her clumsiness is cute and she's quite graceful about it. Plus she has confidence issues (like Noelle, but different) which Sidney (Who I had at first thought was a female author) portrayed beautifully. Especially for a man writing about every woman's lack of self-confidence whether to do with their body like Catherine, or sense of worth like Noelle.
Catherine made me laugh a lot, especially when she finally gets the chance to lose the big V and has a severe case of thought-to-mouth-vomit. Love her! And I found myself much closer to her than anyone else throughout the book. I like her fella too.
The plot was well thought out, even though it had a lot in it, I couldn't put it down. It was informative but not longwinded. When it was fast paced it didn't draw it away from the emotions and the plot, when it was slow paced it merely increased the suspense and the urge to know more.
After reading only one book Sheldon is the Man, to me anyway. I will continue to give his books a chance even if they don't match up to this one. It'll be pretty hard to do that so I won't blame him if he doesn't. :D
5 out of 5 stars for me. And I'm looking forward to reading the sequel. I hope it isn't one of those series that makes me think he should have kept it as one book. We shall see. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Anything by Sheldon I will devour, his writing is fast paced with bold but real characters and storylines that are our worst nightmare or our biggest dreams
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- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Really enjoying the book. First book for this author. Two main female characters, one in America and one in France during the start of WW II. Each discovering themselves.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5I love this story. It's great fun to read and the movie is good, too. It's typical Sidney Sheldon fare, but very well done.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This is one of my favorite books from one of my favorite authors.Really loved it! This I highly recommend.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Noelle Page was encouraged to believe she was born into a noble gentry but she was born in a fishing village in Paris. Her Papa sells her when she reaches puberty. She escapes and meets and falls madly in love with American flyer Larry Douglas during WWII. He deserts her but she is so in love with him her life is consumed with revenge. She becomes a supermodel and movie star then finally mistress to mega-rich Constantin DemerisShe meets up again with Larry who doesn't remember her. He is a cruel, indifferent man and is the private pilot for Demeris. He is now married to Catherine who is a dreamer and should really have married Bill Fraser who truly loves her These lives collide as the story goes from a poor French fishing village to Paris, to Hollywood, then to Athens where Demeris (Noelle's lover)engineers an ending that only truly rich people can provide.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5Martha's surprising pick. Very 70's trashy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5great read! i couldn't put it down! maybe not the highest brow writing, but thoroughly enjoyable.
- Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5You deserve a break from your stressful life, read and enjoy.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5This book was so trashy that I loved every word. The story is so outrageous that you have to keep reading to see how far it will go. You will not be able to put this book down.