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The sequel you've been waiting for: the follow-up to the sensational #1 bestseller The Devil Wears Prada .
Almost a decade has passed since Andy Sachs quit the job "a million girls would die for" working for Miranda Priestly at Runway magazine--a dream that turned out to be a nightmare. Andy and Emily, her former nemesis and co-assistant, have since joined forces to start a high-end bridal magazine. The Plunge has quickly become required reading for the young and stylish. Now they get to call all the shots: Andy writes and travels to her heart's content; Emily plans parties and secures advertising like a seasoned pro. Even better, Andy has met the love of her life. Max Harrison, scion of a storied media family, is confident, successful, and drop-dead gorgeous. Their wedding will be splashed across all the society pages as their friends and family gather to toast the glowing couple. Andy Sachs is on top of the world. But karma's a bitch. The morning of her wedding, Andy can't shake the past. And when she discovers a secret letter with crushing implications, her wedding-day jitters turn to cold dread. Andy realizes that nothing--not her husband, nor her beloved career--is as it seems. She never suspected that her efforts to build a bright new life would lead her back to the darkness she barely escaped ten years ago--and directly into the path of the devil herself...
Author Notes
Lauren Weisberger was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania on March 28, 1977. She graduated from Cornell University in 1999 with a B.A. in English. After backpacking abroad she moved to Manhattan and worked as the assistant to the Editor-in-Chief of Vogue. Less than a year later Weisberger was writing reviews for Departures magazine and attending evening writing classes.
Her New York Times bestseller "The Devil Wears Prada" was published in 2003 and made into a major motion picture starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway. Weisberger has also written the novels "Everyone Worth Knowing" , "Chasing Harry Winston" , "The Singles Game", and "When Life Gives You Lululemons".
(Bowker Author Biography)
Reviews (3)
Publisher's Weekly Review
Nearly a decade after The Devil Wears Prada, Weisberger revisits her heroine Andy Sachs-former assistant to the vicious Miranda Priestly of Runway magazine. Now the editor of her own wildly successful bridal magazine, Andy is about to marry media mogul Max Harrison. Although all seems to be going well, a series of events catapult Andy back to her self-conscious Runway days. Her image-obsessed mother-in-law (whose over the top snobbery makes her nearly indistinguishable from Miranda) thinks Andy isn't good enough for Max, and her business partner Emily wants to sell their magazine to Elias-Clark, the publisher of Runway, which would make Andy once again a servant to Miranda. Weisberger adds many plot elements that put Andy and her lifetyle in jeopardy-and while the resolutions won't shock-Andy's character is what drives the book, after all- this sequel is a fun summer read. (June) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
Kirkus Review
Weisberger's sequel to The Devil Wears Prada, a 2003 best-seller inspired by the author's time working for Anna Wintour at Vogue. It's been 10 years and Andy Sachs is still haunted by the memory of evil Miranda Priestly, her former boss at women's fashion bible Runway. No longer Miranda's lackey, Andy is now a successful writer and founder of a glossy wedding magazine called The Plunge. Andy's former co-worker at Runway, Emily, once an enemy, is now her best friend and business partner. And Alex, Andy's longtime boyfriend and first love, is with a new woman. As the book opens, Andy marries Max, investor in The Plunge and a great-guy-from-a-wealthy-family (whose mother briefly attempts to sabotage the nuptials). When Miranda finally resurfaces, wanting to acquire The Plunge, Andy must decide if she can compromise dignity for money. The plot doesn't heat up until the final third, when infidelity, backstabbing, betrayal and corporate shenanigans converge. By then there's a cute baby, too. As for Miranda: Be warned, she's in few scenes and not exactly the monster of hellion proportions fans remember. This is Andy's story--a story at times all over the place, with some questionable turns in logic, but with a happy, somewhat unexpected ending. The Devil is backsort of. Not as fast-paced or exciting as the original, but diehard Prada fans will want to check it out.]] Copyright Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.
Library Journal Review
Ten years after her uncouth exit from Runway magazine, Andy Sachs is back. Some things have changed-Emily is now her best friend-but so many things are just the same. New York is still full of beautiful overachievers wearing over-the-top fashions. As Emily and Andy embark on a joint business venture, Andy meets Mr. Right, and her old nemesis Miranda Priestly re-appears on the scene. Will Andy be able to keep her life on track amid the oncoming storm of the devil herself? Sure to delight fans of the original, this follow-up offers characters, drama, and indulgent lifestyles to rival the original, but the contest ends there. While not quite as good as the first book, this work is still a great beach read. Megan Hilty creates a cast of characters that are well differentiated and classy or shameless, as appropriate. VERDICT Highly recommended for public libraries. Fans of the original or of Candace Bushnell's books will be running after this in their -stilettos.-Lisa Anderson, Omaha P.L. (c) Copyright 2013. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.