Synopses & Reviews
Caroline is a perfect size 0 with the best blond hair money can buy, a wit as sharp as her stilettos, and a job at the center of the fashion universe: she's the accessories editor for a shopping magazine. Every day Gucci and Hermès send her their latest items, free, begging her to try them. Which is why Christmas, to Caroline, is
such a bore: not only does she keep getting accosted by creepy sidewalk Santas and bombarded by kitschy holiday tunes, but it's the one day when everyone
else gets presents.
This Christmas Eve, she's stuck in Manhattan, embarrassingly boyfriendless, while her fabulous designer mother jets off to a mysterious place called Branson. But things are about to get even worse, thanks to a hideous pair of furry boots, a conniving redheaded assistant named Ursula Heep, and a totally random visit from the ghost of her ex-roommate, Carly. Carly's ghost warns that three more spirits are on the way. If Caroline doesn't make things right with all the people she's sneered at on her way to the top, she could wind up facing a fate worse than an outfit from the Salvation Army.
The Devil Wears Prada meets Charles Dickens in this holiday treat—a hilariously hip, delightfully irreverent take on a classic tale.
Synopsis
Caroline is a top New York city magazine maven at GIMMEE, a magazine about shopping. Every day is Christmas: an unending stream of designer goods keep arriving at the office for her amusement, but she hoards them all. Is it any wonder she doesn't understand the true meaning of Christmas?
But one night she has a terrifying guestandndash;andndash;the ghost of her best friend and fellow fashionista, Carly, who died in a private plan accident two years ago while attempting to join the mile high club with the pilot. Carly has a dire warning for Carolineandndash;andndash;change your ways, or be doomed to eternity as a fellow wraith. After lateandndash;night visitations from three more ghosts, Caroline is forced to reexamine her past, present, and future and create a new, more meaningful life for herself.
About the Author
Kyle Smith is the author of Love Monkey, the hit novel that was adapted into a CBS television series starring Tom Cavanagh and Jason Priestley. He is also a movie critic for the New York Post, which posts his reviews online each week at nypost.com. He lives in New York City.