Synopses & Reviews
The further fortunes of everyone?s favorite assistant as she struggles to keep her footing on Hollywood?s slippery slope In The Second Assistant, readers fell in love with smart, witty East Coast girl Elizabeth Miller. Now that Lizzie has been promoted, can she still keep her pumps firmly on the ground in the city of stars? With a viperish subordinate after her job, the world?s hottest teen starlet to keep out of trouble and a boyfriend on location with a beautiful actress, she certainly has her hands full.
The satire is sharper than ever as Naylor and Hare take another wry and hilarious look at the wheeling, dealing, schmoozing, and snubbing that make Hollywood the cutthroat capital of the world. The First Assistant is a lesson in how to survive in a town where tonight?s Oscar frock is tomorrow?s laughing stock.
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Your perfect spring fling . . . more fun than stargazing at Spago. (People)
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Make sure it is at the very top of your beach bag. (Chicago Tribune)
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This story of a power agents lowly second assistant has a lot of heart to go along with its smarts. (Malcolm Jones, Newsweek)
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[A] wicked romp. (
Us Weekly)
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A high-spirited sprint. (The New York Times Book Review)
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For readers of The Devil Wears Prada and The Nanny Diaries, the further fortunes of everyone's favorite assistant as she struggles to keep her footing on Hollywood's slippery slope In the bestselling The Second Assistant, readers fell in love with smart, witty East Coast girl Elizabeth Miller. Now that Lizzie has been promoted, can she still keep her pumps firmly on the ground in the city of stars? With a viperish subordinate after her job, the world's hottest teen starlet to keep out of trouble and a boyfriend on location with a beautiful actress, she certainly has her hands full.
The satire is sharper than ever as Naylor and Hare take another wry and hilarious look at the wheeling, dealing, schmoozing, and snubbing that make Hollywood the cutthroat capital of the world. The First Assistant is a lesson in how to survive in a town where tonight's Oscar frock is tomorrow's laughing stock.
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The further fortunes of everyoneas favorite assistant as she struggles to keep her footing on Hollywoodas slippery slope
In The Second Assistant, readers fell in love with smart, witty East Coast girl Elizabeth Miller. Now that Lizzie has been promoted, can she still keep her pumps firmly on the ground in the city of stars? With a viperish subordinate after her job, the worldas hottest teen starlet to keep out of trouble and a boyfriend on location with a beautiful actress, she certainly has her hands full.
The satire is sharper than ever as Naylor and Hare take another wry and hilarious look at the wheeling, dealing, schmoozing, and snubbing that make Hollywood the cutthroat capital of the world. The First Assistant is a lesson in how to survive in a town where tonightas Oscar frock is tomorrowas laughing stock.
About the Author
CLARE NAYLOR is the author of five previous novels, including
Dog Handling and
The Goddess Rules.
MIMI HARE was director of development for a Hollywood production company, where she worked on feature films such as Jerry Maguire and As Good As It Gets. Both authors are currently writing screenplays for a range of studios and production companies, including Miramax and Disney.