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Where the Grass is Green and the Girls are Pretty

June 4, 2021

grass

It was only a matter of time before the Ivy League college admissions scandal was memorialized in fiction. I was happy to see that the first responder is a favorite contemporary chronicler, Lauren Weisberger, of The Devil Wears Prada fame. She’s back with Where the Grass is Green and the Girls Are Pretty and it’s exactly what you’d expect from a world where entitled white ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, New York City, vacation reading

When Life Gives You Lululemons

June 4, 2018

life

Just when you thought The Devil Wears Prada series was finished, author Lauren Weisberger is back. Previously, she visited Andi in her new incarnation as a magazine editor in Revenge Wears Prada (which I liked, not loved).  Now, in When Life Gives You Lululemons, it is the snarky fashionista Emily who takes center stage. Which, if you ask her, is exactly as it should be.  At ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, fashion, Manhattan, Simon & Schuster

Summer Fun Reading: Mini-Reviews

July 13, 2016

summer fun

Let's face it, this is not the time of year for War and Peace. Actually, I'm not sure there's ever a time for War and Peace, but that's another post. Right now, if you're lucky, you're sunning and funning so your reading should reflect that. If you're trapped somewhere cold and miserable (like the office) then after work you still need to pop the cork on a bottle of champagne ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Brooklyn, chick lit, mini-reviews, Riverhead Books, Simon & Schuster

Revenge Wears Prada

May 23, 2014

revenge wears prada

Earlier in the week I reviewed The Heiresses as the opening to the beach reading season. For today I thought I’d continue the trend with another female friendly novel that just came out in paperback. Author Lauren Weisberger brings back the so-wicked-you-have-to-laugh Miranda Priestly in Revenge Wears Prada. In case you missed it the first time, here is my review. It’s been ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, Manhattan, Simon & Schuster

Revenge Wears Prada

June 7, 2013

Revenge Wears Prada

It’s been ten years since Andrea Sachs told her boss off in The Devil Wears Prada and when Revenge Wears Prada opens, a lot has happened. While she still gets nauseous if she hears that infamous Nokia ringtone, the H.O.R.R.O.R that was working for Miranda Priestly has receded into a mostly faint memory. She has an adoring new fiancée and is the editor of a chic up-and-coming ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, fashion, Manhattan, Simon & Schuster

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