Alexandra Waring

The New York novel of television news, romance and sex, family and secrets, and men and women undone, <em><strong>Alexandra Waring</em></strong>, was originally published under the title <em><strong>West End</em></strong>.  As Laura Van Wormer writes in the new author's note, "You may notice a different feel to the ending. That is because I have tried to restore it to something closer to the way I originally intended it, but was pushed to change."  The novel is a sequel to Van Wormer's <em><strong>Riverside Drive</em></strong>,  and also became a staple of women's fiction best sellers and lesbian fiction . The title character and several others go on to appear in nine more novels.  "Alexandra Waring is too good to be true," wrote <em>Harper's Bazaar</em> about the character. "She has the well-bred good looks of Diane Sawyer, the sharp mind of Connie Chung, the cool professionalism of Mary Alice Williams—and the off-screen traumas of the late Jessica Savitch." "A terrific mix of office politics and international wheeling and dealing," wrote the <em>Toronto Star</em>.  "An irresistible read!"  said Meredith Berlin of <em>Soap Opera Digest</em>, "Laura Van Wormer is a magnificent storyteller. She gives the most honest portrayal I've read of the driven, talented men and women who rise to the top of television news." "DBS News is a corporate jungle to the max!" wrote the <em>Chicago Tribune</em>. Under the title <em>West End</em>this novel of contemporary business was a selection of Book-of-the-Month Club.