1981 novel by Harold Robbins
Goodbye, Janette is a 1981 bestselling novel by Harold Robbins, and his 16th novel.
Though critically panned[1][2][3][4] it sold well. Over 77,000 copies were sold in the United Kingdom in ten days, and it had an advance printing of 3.75 million copies. The erotic novel concerns a woman and her daughters who survive a World War II prison camp and move into the world of high fashion,[5] with liberal doses of sadomasochism in the plot.[6]
The novel ranked seventh on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list for 1981.
References
- ^ (6 July 1981). Picks and Pans Review: Goodbye, Janette, People (magazine)
- ^ (7 June 1981). Bad Smut, The New York Times
- ^ Hoge, Tom (3 July 1981). Kinky Sex Dominates "Goodbye Janette", Lewiston Journal (Associated Press review)
- ^ Holsopple, Barbara (7 June 1981). 'Goodbye, Janette' More Robbins, Pittsburgh Press
- ^ (2 June 1981). Notes on Fashion, The New York Times
- ^ Wilson, Andrew. Harold Robbins: The Man Who Invented Sex, p. 245 (2007)
