Bergdorf Blondes

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2018
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Meet moi, `a champagne bubble of a girl about town working at being a princess by day and by night on the prowl for that elusive, must-have accessory every girl simply demands: an impossibly rich fiance'. It shouldn't be too tricky. After all, her BFF is Julie Bergdorf, department store heiress, queen of Park Avenue and owner of hair universally acknowledged as the Perfect Shade of Blonde. Life is a whirl of ball gowns and blow-dries (which inevitably take waaay too long, because hairdressers always need to talk through their addictions). But, strictly entre nous, it can actually be tres draining to mix parties, peach bellinis and private jets (`PJs' to those fluent in globetrotting) while maintaining a standout collection of Chloe jeans and a job. How does she manage it? Plum Sykes lifts the lid on Manhattan's elite in this devilishly witty, deliciously addictive tale of the search for love - and the ultimate Manolos.

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Meet moi, `a champagne bubble of a girl about town working at being a princess by day and by night on the prowl for that elusive, must-have accessory every girl simply demands: an impossibly rich fiance'. It shouldn't be too tricky. After all, her BFF is Julie Bergdorf, department store heiress, queen of Park Avenue and owner of hair universally acknowledged as the Perfect Shade of Blonde. Life is a whirl of ball gowns and blow-dries (which inevitably take waaay too long, because hairdressers always need to talk through their addictions). But, strictly entre nous, it can actually be tres draining to mix parties, peach bellinis and private jets (`PJs' to those fluent in globetrotting) while maintaining a standout collection of Chloe jeans and a job. How does she manage it? Plum Sykes lifts the lid on Manhattan's elite in this devilishly witty, deliciously addictive tale of the search for love - and the ultimate Manolos.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 336
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Published: 03 May 2018
ISBN 10: 1408894378
ISBN 13: 9781408894378
Book Overview: The no. 1 Sunday Times bestselling satire of New York high society from the wickedly funny pen of Plum Sykes, an addictive cocktail of parties, fashion and romance - think Nancy Mitford meets Sex and the City

Media Reviews

A masterpiece: never has intelligence been so wickedly dark, on-point and outright funny ... I'm full of awe and admiration * Alain de Botton on Party Girls Die in Pearls *
Highly entertaining and intelligent ... Whips along at an exhilarating speed * Mail on Sunday *
Sparkling, bliss, glitteringly honest ... A delicious bubble of a book. I haven't had so much fun since re-reading the Mitford novels -- Rachel Johnson * Spectator *
Plum Sykes channels Nancy Mitford and Holly Golightly with great charm and sweetness -- Jane Green
Riveting, the sparkiest kind of fable * The Times *
Perfectly pitched - playful, funny, satirical and sweet. I laughed out loud many times -- Anna Wintour * Vogue *
Bright, funny ... Haute couture chick lit -- Candace Bushnell
Sykes has a distinctive, wily and well-deployed comic voice ... Into the blender go Bridget Jones, Anita Loos, Sex and the City and Clueless; out comes a diabolically amusing concoction -- Janet Maslin * New York Times *
Mishaps and misadventures, fabulously accessorized, tres romantic. A comedy of social mores in Manhattan * Daily Mail *
Explosive ... Lifts the lid on the swirling social world of New York's fashion industry * Daily Express *
Savagely funny * Observer *
Fun, bubbly, riveting * Daily Telegraph *
Hilarious, witty and clever, it's the story of a New York society girl about town with a wardrobe to die for and loads of charm * Woman & Home *
Sykes has an upbeat, breathy style ... Sharp observations * New Statesman *
Playfully witty ... A deft, sparky, sharply observed comedy * Metro *
Fizzes like a lychee bellini * In Style *
Sharply observed, frothy * Tatler *
If dreaming how the other half lives appeals, you'll be delighted by this tale of an English girl let loose among the platinum blondes, peach bellinis and Park Avenue mansions of New York's high fliers * Red *

Author Bio

Plum Sykes was born in London and educated at Oxford. She has written three novels, Bergdorf Blondes, a top ten Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller, The Debutante Divorcee, a New York Times bestseller, and Party Girls Die in Pearls, the first in her Oxford Girl Mysteries series. She is a Contributing Editor at American Vogue where she writes about fashion, celebrity and society. Plum Sykes lives on a Cotswolds farm with her husband and two children. Find her on Instagram @therealplumsykes