Hollywood Girls Club: A Novel [Paperback]

Maggie Marr (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 26, 2008

In high-stakes, high-heeled Hollywood, even girls in the loftiest shoes have to watch their step

The climb to the top of the Hollywood ladder is treacherous, especially in stilettos. And as any A-lister knows, even harder than making it to the top is staying there. Hollywood Girls Club follows the well-heeled footsteps of four power players who are determined not to lose their footing: Jessica, the agency president with hot, demanding clients and an ice-cold fiancé; Celeste, the megastar whose action-flick-director husband just dumped her for a fresh-faced newcomer; Mary Anne, the writer plucked from obscurity to become one of the hottest screenwriters in the business; and Lydia, the producer with the magic touch. As the girls struggle to make a blockbuster film that will transform their careers, they discover having friends with power is crucial, but having friends you can trust is even better.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Hollywood power-puff Marr pulls back the curtain on the wizards of Tinseltown, exposing a quartet of shameless, shoe-crazy ladies bent on building fame and fortune through blockbusters. Here's Celese "Cici" Solange, the stunning movie queen clinging to stardom by a manicured fingernail; her agent, Jessica Caulfield, president of CTA, "the most powerful agency in town," determined to keep her top-notch client list and position; billion-dollar producer Lydia Albright, fighting to a bring a sure-fire hit to the screen before she's fired by a new studio chief; and writer Mary Ann Meyers, plucked from obscurity to write the $1.5-million screenplay that brings all the players together. Marr knows her power-hungry vipers, thanks to her stint at the talent agency ICM. Though her insider's tell-all bristles at the plight of women who compete ("Talent representation was a male business; it was sales"), this novel is less about hit-making than cold compromise—"With the paparazzi, with the press, with the studios, with the producers, with myself," as Celeste concedes. The girls' club, cutthroat and callous, turns out to be a lot like the boys' club, but cattier and more fun to read about. A sequel is in the works. (Apr.)
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Review

“Marr perfectly captures the crazy life behind the scenes in Hollywood, and gives us a glimpse into that world through characters who are fabulous and funny.”
–Suzanne Hansen, author of the New York Times bestseller You’ll Never Nanny in This Town Again

“Marr’s smart and incisive book proves that women really should be put in their proper place–as the power brokers of the entertainment world!”
–Leanne Shear and Tracey Toomey, authors of The Perfect Manhattan

“Saucy . . . bound to be compared to certain Jackie Collins titles . . .tartly written entertainment.”
–Boston Globe

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Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Three Rivers Press (February 26, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0307346307
• ISBN-13: 978-0307346308
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.7 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,747,283 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Maggie Marr is an attorney and former motion picture literary agent. She is the author of Hollywood Girls Club and Secrets of The Hollywood Girls Club. Can't Buy Me Love, her first contemporary romance, publishes March 2012. She also writes for film and television. Maggie is married and lives in Los Angeles.

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars and a pair of Jimmy Choo Lexy Suede Platform Slings, June 8, 2008

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Melinda Josiah Geaumont (Springvale, ME) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hollywood Girls Club: A Novel (Paperback)

I loved this book! For all of us who will never get the opportunity to eat a meal at Ivy or buy shoes on Rodeo Drive, Maggie Marr invites us behind the scenes into the gilded world of the Hollywood elite. Packed with movie industry drama, name dropping, high fashion and sexy secrets, Hollywood Girls Club is a fun summer read! If it is said that clothes make the man, one might say that in this book shoes make the woman! Kudos to Ms. Marr for an enjoyable first novel!
Melinda Josiah Geaumont
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5.0 out of 5 stars Couldnt Put it down, October 18, 2007

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Suzanne Cannata (Franklin Square, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hollywood Girls Club: A Novel (Hardcover)

This was the best book i have read in a long time.. I couldnt put it down. I can not wait for her next novel.... The list of friends wanting to borrow this book is LONG!!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ladies - a MUST read!!!!, April 30, 2007

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Carolyn I. Jacob (Chicago Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hollywood Girls Club: A Novel (Hardcover)

Hollywood Girls Club - I've never been more entertained by a book and cannot WAIT to see the movie! Maggie Marr has succeeded in capturing the essence of Hollywood business women's lives - and their fabulous shoes. If you're looking for the next big hit, or just a fabulous summer read, you must get Hollywood Girls Club. Think Sex in the City meets Entourage. Enough said. You will not be disappointed.

Carolyn Jacob, MD

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