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So 5 Minutes Ago
Author: Hilary De Vries

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Publisher: Villard
Book Type: Hardcover
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ISBN-13: 9781400061389 - ISBN-10: 1400061385
Pages: 304


Other Versions of this Book: Paperback

Book Description:
Being a celebrity publicist at a Los Angeles PR firm isn't the glamour job Alex Davidson thought it would be. Her love life is zilch, her newest client—an actor fresh out of rehab—keeps hitting on her, and all she has in her refrigerator is a half-empty bottle of Pinot Grigio. But her wisecracking gay assistant and her spark plug of a best friend give her reasons for crawling out of bed in the morning (well, most of the time).

Everything changes the day her firm is bought out by a rival agency and Alex finds her once secure job of wanly ministering to a roster of B-list celebrities suddenly at stake. It looks like Suzanne, Alex's old boss and mentor, is being shown the door. And G, her new boss, wants bigger clients and more exposure. But certain things just don't add up: Why did G refuse to help Suzanne when a big client—a hot Latina singer/actress hell-bent on world domination—decided to bolt from the firm? And why is he being so nice to Alex all of a sudden? Knowing that in Hollywood there are always strings attached, Alex does a little digging and uncovers a dirty scheme that, if brought to light, will rock the entertainment industry. Will the temptation to betray Suzanne and accept a lucrative offer from G be too powerful for Alex to ignore? Or can she save her job, keep her soul, and score a victory for women in Hollywood?

So 5 Minutes Ago is a laugh-out-loud novel about one young woman's attempt to make it in the shark-
infested waters of Hollywood. Set in the sun-drenched L.A. of celebrity-magazine photo shoots, velvet-roped VIP parties, and red-carpet events, Hilary de Vries's debut novel takes us on a wildly entertaining romp with enough juicy behind-the-scenes action to satisfy even the most insatiable celebraholic.

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Michele S. (luluinphilly) wrote on 8/18/2008...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Again with the chick-lit. Always in the entertainment industry. This does NOT happen in real life, people! I worked as a talent coordinator for about 10 years. I met many actors and not once did I get hit on or was attracted to one. Now married producers and directors, that's a different story. Those creeps were constantly hitting on me like I was the only girl in town!


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Melissa B. (peasblossom) wrote on 5/3/2007...


If you liked "The Devil Wears Prada" by Lauren Weisberger, you will also enjoy this book. All about Hollywood, fashion and attitude. A fun read!

Regina M. (ginamig) wrote on 2/20/2007...


It took me a long time to actually get interested in this book (actually about 3/4 of the way into it)...after I started I read some reviews on amazon and they all pretty much said the same thing. Once it got going though it was good. I'm glad it was short!

Elizabeth T. (ebeth) wrote on 1/2/2007...


Cute story along the same lines as You will never nanny in this town again and the second assistant.

Cute Hollywood will eat you alive type story.

Kim V. (Kimivan) wrote on 12/6/2006...


Cute book! I enjoyed it.

Nancy T. (bonan) wrote on 6/4/2006...


Funny and fast paced ==exposes the absurdity of the culture of celebrity


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