Chapter 1: Introduction
“Wow! He really is amazing!” Alicia says while Samantha Jones and herself are watching Winston Burbank’s porn. The two friends are lying together on the impeccably designed sofa in the high-end home theater of Samantha’s luxurious Manhattan penthouse. The sizable, image-conscious screen displays Cataclysmic Vogue, Winston’s latest adult film, in spectacular clarity and vividness.
“I thought you would find his performance more than pleasing,” Samantha responds. Their friendship has been defined by their shared lifestyle—They are wealthy, successful, middle-aged women living life on their terms.