Everyone Worth Knowing - Lauren Weisberger

Everyone Worth Knowing is written by author Lauren Weisberger. Lauren is probably better known for her book The Devil Wears Prada. I must confess that I haven't read this book but did see the film and this is what prompted me to read this book of hers. Everyone Worth Knowing was published back in 2005 however it did not reach the popularity or sales figures of her debut book The Devil Wears Prada. The book tells the story of Bette Robinson who is a single lady living in New York City working for an investment bank. Her life style is a far cry from her upbringing with her parents who are portrayed in the book as vegan hippies! Bette's wealthy gay uncle and his ...  Read the complete review

Written by the best selling author, Lauren Weisberger, Everyone Worth Knowing is another romp through the celebrity and fashion obsessed part of New York's social scene. I'd thoroughly enjoyed Weisbergers first novel, The Devil Wears Prada (which was made into a film a couple of years ago), so when I saw she'd written another book I thought I'd give it a go. While I did find this an enjoyable read, the plot was a bit too similar to The Devil Wears Prada for my liking, and the ending was pretty predictable. The story centres around Bette Robinson, daughter of a couple of hippies and niece of Will, a gay newspaper columnist, famous in his own right in Manhattan ...  Read the complete review

From Lauren Weisberger, the author of the best selling book ‘The Devil Wears Prada’, comes ‘Everyone Worth Knowing’. Again, this was another quick buy from WH Smith (see my Going Home review) and frankly, a terrible buy. But let’s start from the beginning: • The Plot • Bettina ‘Bette’ Robinson lives in New York in a dingy, insect infested flat. She is stuck in a boring, tedious job and doesn’t know what to do with herself. Cue the obligatory gay Uncle Will and his partner to help out. They manage to secure her an entry level job in a PR agency run by a shallow woman called Kelly. After finding out the life of a party planner, Bette begins to fall in ...  Read the complete review

After being let go from her 80-hour a week banking job, you would forgive Bette for mooching around her New York City apartment for a little while, eating junk food, watching daytime television and paying attention to her adorable little dog Millington. Concerned about her future, however, uncle Will quickly steps in to call in a favour and land Bette a job in super-cool PR firm Kelly & Company as an event planner. Trading in the boring suits for the latest fashion gear, Bette now lives the high life in New York City, working 24-7, always on call. She socializes with the most famous people from East and West Coast alike and quickly becomes boss Kelly’s ...  Read the complete review

Written by the best seller author of 'The Devil Wears Prada', Lauren Weisberger, 'Everyone Worth Knowing' follows the story of Bette who gets paid to party. Bette is a VIP party planner who gains access to the hottest Manhattan parties and hot spots and knows everyone worth knowing. New York is her latest sexy late-night playground. Before she knows what happens Bette is suddely being slandered in the celebrity gossip pages as the girlfriend of a very motorious British playboy who seems to be everywhere that she goes! Her family and friends are pretty shocked to think that Bette has turned in to a bit of a typical socialite ...  Read the complete review