The Second Assistant, Clare Naylor
The Second Assistant, Clare Naylor
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The Second Assistant
A Tale from the Bottom of the Hollywood Ladder

Author: Clare Naylor, Mimi Hare

Narrator: Ali Marsh Weller

Abridged: 5 hr 40 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Penguin Audio

Published: 05/03/2004

Categories: Fiction, Humorous


Synopsis

A fast-paced, breezy read about life at the bottom of the Hollywood food chain.

No political science degree could ever prepare Elizabeth Miller for her new job as a second assistant at The Agency, whose clients include everyone you’ve never met—but you know who they’re sleeping with. A former congressional intern in Washington, Lizzie made a bid for a life change that landed her a job a world away, where ethics and First Amendment debates take a backseat to pleading the Fifth for Ritalin-snorting boss Scott Wagner. He’s the hottest young agent in Hollywood, who devotes his days to playing online poker—that is, when he’s not closing a $30 million deal for one of his AAA-list clients. And while getting six-hundred-dollar highlights from Cameron’s colorist or organizing the strippers for George’s birthday party come close to causing heart failure for this East Coast girl, the real dangers lurk elsewhere. But Lizzie is a  survivor, and no Machiavellian assistant, lecherous producer, or power struggle at The Agency can douse her nascent dreams of climbing up the Hollywood ladder. But first she has to run down to the Coffee Bean to pick up that triple espresso, or Scott is going to throw something. . . .

About The Author

Clare Naylor is the author of several novels, including Love: A User’s Guide, The First Assistant, The Second Assistant, The Goddess Rules, Catching Alic, and Dog Handling.Mimi Hare is an author and former director of development for a Hollywood production company, where she worked on such feature films as Jerry Maguire and As Good as It Gets.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Suzanne

This book was eh. After The Nanny Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada, it was very been-there-done-that. Maybe I should write an fictionalized account of my years spent as a camp counselor.........more

Goodreads review by Baba

I picked this up (for free!), solely because I liked the title 'The Second Assistant'... not seeing the tag line 'a tale from the bottom of the Hollywood ladder', which if I did, I wouldn't of bothered. . Despite being written in the pre #MeToo era, so some of the scenarios are not as humorous as they......more

Goodreads review by Erika

It took me I guess over a month to read this book. I just couldn't get into it. It felt like a lot of short stories made into chapters at first. No continuity to anything. Then about 200 pages in, it was like going downhill on a rollercoaster. I thoroughly enjoyed those last 160 pages, but i couldn'......more


Quotes

"[A] high-spirited sprint." —The New York Times Book Review"[A] wicked romp." —US Weekly"Make sure it is at the top of your beach bag." —Chicago Tribune