Everyone Worth Knowing

What happens when a girl on the fringe enters the realm of New York's chic, party-hopping elite? Soon after Bette Robinson quits her horrendous Manhattan banking job like the impulsive girl she's never been, the novelty of walking her four-pound dog around the unglamorous Murray Hill neighborhood wears as thin as the "What are you going to do with your life?" phone calls from her parents. Then Bette meets Kelly, head of Manhattan's hottest PR firm, and suddenly she has a brand-new job where the primary requirement is to see and be seen inside the VIP rooms of the city's most exclusive nightclubs. But when Bette begins appearing in a vicious new gossip column, she realizes that the line between her personal life and her professional life is...invisible.

An Irresistible Tale About What Happens When A Girl On The Fringe Enters The Realm Of New York's Chic, Party-hopping Elite.

On Paper, Bette Robinson's Life Is Good. At Twenty-six, She's Got A Great Deal On An Apartment In Manhattan, And She's On Target To Become An Associate At The Prestigious Investment Bank Where She Works With Her Best Friend. Her Eighty-hour Workweeks Might Keep Her From Socializing Or Dating Outside Her Office Walls -- But She's Paying Her Dues On The Well-trod Path To Wealth And Happiness. So When Bette Quits Her Job Like The Impulsive Girl She's Never Been, She Not Only Shocks Her Friends And Family -- She Has No Idea What To Do Next.

For Months, Bette Gets Out And About By Walking Her Four-pound Dog Around Her Decidedly Unglamorous Murray Hill Neighborhood. Then She Meets Kelly, Head Of Manhattan's Hottest Pr And Events Planning Firm, And Suddenly Bette Has A Brand-new Job Where The Primary Requirement Is To See And Be Seen.

The Work At Kelly & Company Takes Bette Inside The Vip Rooms Of The City's Most Exclusive Nightclubs, To Parties Crowded With Celebrities And Socialites. Bette Learns Not To Blink At The Famous Faces, The Black Amex Cards, The Magnums Of Cristal, Or The Ruthless Paparazzi. Soon She's Dating An Infamous Playboy Who's Great For Her Career But Bad For Her Sanity -- And Scaring Off The One Decent Guy She Meets. Still, As Her Coworkers Repeatedly Point Out, How Can You Complain About A Job That Pays You To Party? Bette Has To Agree -- Until She Begins Appearing In A Vicious New Gossip Column. That's When Bette's Life On Paper Takes On A Whole New Meaning -- And She Learns The Line Between Her Personal And Professional Lives Is...invisible.

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with Her Fatuous, Clunky Second Novel, everyone Worth Knowing,…weisberger Is Unlikely To Silence Her Detractors. She Has In No Way Strengthened Her Writerly Muscle, But She Has Wised Up: She No Longer Believes In The Purple Unicorn Of Job Satisfaction. Her New, More Durable, Fantasy Is Having No Job At All…if Bette Has The Luck That Weisberger Has…she May Never Need A Day Job Again.

Realizing that her prestigious investment banking job is rendering her miserable, Bette Robinson impulsively quits and accepts an opportunity with a successful PR firm, a job that gains her entry into Manhattan's most exclusive celebrity clubs and tests the boundary between her personal and professional lives Realizing that her prestigious investment banking job is making her miserable, Bette Robinson impulsively quits and accepts an opportunity with a successful PR firm, a job that tests the boundary between her personal and professional lives