<b><p align="center"> Before <I>Sex and the City</i>...before <I>The Starter Wife</i>...there was <big><I>The First Wives Club</i></big><br /> The sharp-witted and sexy </i>New York Times</i> bestseller! </b> <P> Elise, Brenda, and Annie have one thing in common: they were all first wives. Make that two things in common -- they were the secret to success for each of their spouses, faithfully supporting them as they rose to the top. Okay, three things: they were each abandoned for younger, blonder, sleeker women, "trophy wives" for their exes to sport about town. <P> It may not be on the menu at New York's finer restaurants, but revenge is a dish best served cold -- and while lunching at Le Cirque, the ladies decide the time for self-pity is over: now it's time to get even. How they conspire to give each man his due -- in full view of New York society -- makes <I>The First Wives Club</i> the "deliciously wicked" (<I>San Francisco Chronicle</i>) indulgence that, like vintage champagne, goes straight to your head...and captures your heart along the way!