Harold and Me My Life, Love, and Hard Times with Harold Robbins

by Robbins, Jann

• ISBN13: 9780765320872
• ISBN10: 0765320878
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2010-05-11
• Publisher: Forge

Summary

The life, love, and struggles of Harold Robbins, at one time the world's bestselling author, through the eyes and words of the one who knew him best In 1982, after years of working in advertising in Oklahoma, Jann Stapp took a job as the personal assistant to the world's bestselling author, Harold Robbins. Like those he portrayed in his novels, Harold Robbins lived life hard, fast, and occasionally out of control. He was a larger-than-life figure, and he let those around him know it. Young Jann didn't know what she was walking into'”but she loved every minute of it. They were married in 1992. Harold and Me is the chronicle of the last fifteen years of Harold Robbins's life. Harold was a natural storyteller and Jann absorbed his stories with awe and admiration. Just like his characters, his life was a roller-coaster ride of pride, drama, and intensity, and Jann tells his story'”and theirs'”with fantastic vividness and love.

Author Biography

JANN ROBBINS has worked as an ad executive and as an editor of both novels and nonfiction. She began working for Harold Robbins in 1982 as an executive assistant and they were married in 1992. Harold passed away in 1997, but Jann continues to edit his unfinished manuscripts and develop his ideas into new novels. She is the co-author of the Colby Award-winning book Hope and Honor. She is currently working on a number of movie and book projects. She lives in Valencia, California.