This is a short story about Jackie Thorn, a 26 year old African American who has just left her boyfriend and drives away in the hope of starting a new life. She calls into a diner in Greensboro, North Carolina where she meets Clayton Powell, a middle aged white guy. From here this short story moves to the Valley of the Dolls.
This is actually a horror story that slowly develops as things are just not right. Gerard's writing quality is good and this is an enjoyable read. I quickly developed an empathy for Jackie and although there are only 2 characters in this story, it is not a dull tale. The pace is steady and it does entertain all the way to the end.
Within the constraints of a short story, Valley of the Dolls does it's job and succeeds in being an okay read that I will vote 3 stars.
Valley of the Dolls is available as an Amazon Kindle eBook and was written in 1996.
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