Valley of the Dolls - Anne, 1960 Summary & Analysis

Anne, 1960 Summary

Kevin Gillmore, Anne Welles's lover, has a heart attack. During his recovery, he begs her to marry him again and this time she acquiesces. Why not? At age thirty-five, she considers that she has already lost her big chance for romance and children. She counts her blessings that she is wealthy enough to stop working whenever she wants, unlike her friend Jennifer North, who must send money home to her family and who relies completely on her aging looks.

Anne plans to quit working when she marries and hopes to spend part of their honeymoon to search in Spain for a missing Neely O'Hara. The first film Neely acted in when her suspension ended was scrapped after losing the studio half a million dollars in a few weeks of shooting. She had unexpectedly arrived in New York City at Anne's apartment with no...