content: I thought this was a great novel. Andrea, the protagonist, goes to work for a self-absorbed, semi-sadistic editor of a fashion magazine. I don't know enough about the world of fashion to know how realistic it was (aside from the fact that most bosses are probably not as outrageous as Andrea's -- at least I hope they're not), but it was an entertaining read. We watch Andrea struggle to succeed because as much as she hates her job, she's really hoping it will help get her onto the staff of The New Yorker. Even when Andrea begins to let down her friends and family because all of her time is consumed by work, and objectively we know she's doing something wrong, we can still sympathize with her because we have seen how she got to that point. The author has created realistic, three-dimensional characters that really lead readers to become involved in the novel.