Andrea Sachs is the personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine. As can be imagined, the relationship of Ms. Priestly to Ms. Sachs is one of unmitigated oppression, enormous egoism, and blatant disregard for human feeling. Andrea is given a series of increasingly degrading and mind-bogglingly menial tasks, and must complete all of them, around the clock, without complaint. What induces Andrea to suffer this treatment? It is the dangled promise that a recommendation from Miranda will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. But as her burden increases, she realizes that she may have made a deal with the devil, and that the price of a future job may be her very soul.
Andrea Sachs is the personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine. As can be imagined, the relationship of Ms. Priestly to Ms. Sachs is one of unmitigated oppression, enormous egoism, and blatant disregard for human feeling. Andrea is given a series of increasingly degrading and mind-bogglingly menial tasks, and must complete all of them, around the clock, without complaint. What induces Andrea to suffer this treatment? It is the dangled promise that a recommendation from Miranda will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. But as her burden increases, she realizes that she may have made a deal with the devil, and that the price of a future job may be her very soul.
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Contemporary commercial fiction exploring high-pressure professional environments, high society, and elite lifestyle industries gained widespread popular attention through the release of The Devil Wears Prada. Author Lauren Weisberger drew on her own experience as a magazine editorial assistant to craft a fictionalized look inside the fashion world, establishing a distinct style of workplace satire and insider social commentary.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1977, Weisberger spent her youth in Allentown and graduated from Parkland High School in 1995. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University in 1999 before traveling extensively across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Upon moving to New York City, she worked as personal assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and later worked as a writer and editor for Departures magazine.
Drawing from her time in the magazine industry, Weisberger published her debut novel, The Devil Wears Prada, in 2003. The book became an international success, translated into forty languages, and was adapted into a 2006 feature film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, as well as a London West End musical with music by Elton John. Following her debut, she continued writing bestselling commercial fiction centered on ambitious women navigating competitive professional and social landscapes.
Weisberger's narrative approach relies on sharp observational humor, energetic dialogue, and behind-the-scenes depictions of elite careers and luxury lifestyles. Her stories frequently explore female friendship, career ambition, personal identity, and the compromises required to balance professional achievement with personal integrity.
3 books in catalog
Contemporary commercial fiction exploring high-pressure professional environments, high society, and elite lifestyle industries gained widespread popular attention through the release of The Devil Wears Prada. Author Lauren Weisberger drew on her own experience as a magazine editorial assistant to craft a fictionalized look inside the fashion world, establishing a distinct style of workplace satire and insider social commentary.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, on March 28, 1977, Weisberger spent her youth in Allentown and graduated from Parkland High School in 1995. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Cornell University in 1999 before traveling extensively across Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Upon moving to New York City, she worked as personal assistant to Vogue editor-in-chief Anna Wintour and later worked as a writer and editor for Departures magazine.
Drawing from her time in the magazine industry, Weisberger published her debut novel, The Devil Wears Prada, in 2003. The book became an international success, translated into forty languages, and was adapted into a 2006 feature film starring Meryl Streep and Anne Hathaway, as well as a London West End musical with music by Elton John. Following her debut, she continued writing bestselling commercial fiction centered on ambitious women navigating competitive professional and social landscapes.
Weisberger's narrative approach relies on sharp observational humor, energetic dialogue, and behind-the-scenes depictions of elite careers and luxury lifestyles. Her stories frequently explore female friendship, career ambition, personal identity, and the compromises required to balance professional achievement with personal integrity.
The Devil Wears Prada
The Devil Wears Prada
