The business

The Business is show business: magical, glamorous, but ultimately ruthless and cruel.

Meredith Brown came up the hard way, starting at the bottom as a child actress.

Max Kassov, on the other hand, has always had everything.

Despite their different backgrounds the two are very alike, and a mutual attraction deepens into a passionate love affair.

But Max betrays Meredith, a vicious betrayal that leaves her humiliated and determined to rise to even greater heights than he - if only to exact retribution. "The Business" chronicles the tragedies and failures as well as the glittering rewards earned by a galaxy of memorable characters.

Against the rich backdrop of their brittle, uncertain yet fascinating world is set a powerful tale of romance and sex, of money and corruption, of brilliant talent used and abused.