Everyone Worth Knowing - Lauren Weisberger

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 ...

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 ...