The Devil Wears Prada

A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses. Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job "a million girls would die lor." Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestley, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Irmani! Versace! At every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchinglv stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtleneks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child. From sending the latest. not-yel-in-slores Harry Potter to Miranda's children in Paris by prívale Ąel to locating an unnamed antiques store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser. Andrea is sorely tested each and every day - and often late into the night - wilh orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will gel Andrea a lop job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not it's worth the price of her soul.