Youngblood Hawke

After moving from Kentucky to New York City, trucker-novelist Franciscus finds his world changing with amazing speed. Pleshette is the editor who helps guide the naive young man, falling in love with him in the process. This causes her more than a little anguish--for with his newfound fame, Franciscus discovers he's wanted by other women. He gets involved with Page, a wealthy socialite, and the jealous Pleshette takes a job with a different publishing house. His first novel is greeted by only middling reviews, although it's picked up as a Broadway vehicle for Astor, an aging actress. Franciscus' next book (again with Pleshette as editor) is a big hit; but Page's hu...