Dimensions
130 x 197 x 27mm
Following romans-a-clef about the terrors of upper East Side child care ('The Nanny Diaries') and working at 'Vogue' ('The Devil Wears Prada') comes an assistant's-eye view of Hollywood.
No political science degree could ever prepare Elizabeth Miller for her new job as second assistant at The Agency, whose clients include everyone you've never met - but you know who they're sleeping with.
A former congressional intern in Washington, Lizzie makes a bid for a life change that lands her a job a world away, where ethics and First Amendment debates take a backseat to pleading the Fifth for ritalin-snorting boss Scott Wagner, the hottest young agent in Hollywood who devotes his days to playing online poker - that is, when he's not closing a $30 million deal for one of his AAA-list clients.
And while getting six hundred dollar highlights from Cameron D's colourist or organising the strippers for George C's party come close to causing heart failure for this East Coast girl, the real dangers lurk elsewhere.
But Lizzie is a survivor, and no Machiavellian assistant, lecherous producer, or power struggle at The Agency can douse her nascent dreams of climbing up the Hollywood ladder. But first she has to run down to the Coffee Bean to pick up that triple espresso, or Scott is going to throw something . . .
The book is littered with references to Leonardo DiCaprio, Cameron Diaz and other stars. Insiders are speculating on the real-life models for some of the fictional characters. But considering the main character's boss, an agent, is described as a "coke-snorting, X-taking, Vicodin-popping junkie", no one's doing it in print.
