A Stranger in the Mirror

Sidney Sheldon · first published 1976 · ISBN 9780446341936

Two Hollywood entertainers marry after climbing from nothing to stardom through talent and manipulation. Their marriage becomes a psychological battleground where ambition, infidelity, and control spiral toward tragedy. A paralyzing stroke leaves one vulnerable, and the other's loyalty fractures. The novel pulls back layers on entertainment industry parasitism, showing how show business rewards ruthlessness and consumes human connection.