Reappearance of beloved charactersĮmily is a great character. I’m not kidding when I say you can take it on the beach, you’ll probably finish in a day. Other thing to note with perspective, this novel is a quick read. It might seem like a little thing but I believe it’s important to show all kinds of female relationships. I also enjoyed how they work together to take down a man that is causing Karolina so much trouble. It’s something we don’t always see often, fiction can sometimes show women ultra-competitive. I like how these three women stuck together. So, the reader is able to fully immerse in all their stories too. While the focus is helping Karolina, the other two women are dealing with their own battles and struggles to find their place in life. Something I enjoyed was that Weisberger wrote the story from the viewpoints of the three women. Let’s just say, I’ve heard the term “mommy makeover” more than once in Scottsdale. But there was so much in the novel that rang true to this certain demographic. Some of the descriptions of these women sound outlandish, for instance, throwing a viewing party for a newborn with plenty of booze and no baby in sight. Emily’s reaction to the women of the neighborhood is hilarious and let’s face it, some stereotypes are true.
There is plenty of superficiality but, most of the time, it’s a humorous look at it. This story takes a look at women of a certain class and race in an extremely high-end suburban place. However, in the affluent town of Greenwich, Conn., it seems to be a requirement, among many other things. In a sense, though, the workout clothes almost represent exclusivity as spending over $100 for leggings is not an option for some people. The explosion of that brand also opened the doors for athleisure, (which for someone who works at home, I’m all aboard that trend). Lululemon galsĪnyone who has taken a boutique fitness class has seen an abundance of Lululemon workout gear. The women band together to clear Karolina’s name and reputation but they all learn some life lessons along the way. The story features the perspectives of Emily, her friend Miriam, a powerful attorney turned stay-at-home suburban mom and Karolina, a former supermodel, arrested for a DUI despite not being drunk. As I mentioned in my preview, I haven’t read the direct sequel, Revenge Wears Prada but it isn’t needed for this story, as this is a standalone. With When Life Gives You Lululemons, Weisberger focuses on the character of Emily, the other assistant to Miranda Priestly, which was a star-making role for Emily Blunt. She is most known for The Devil Wears Prada, the fictional take on working with Vogue’s Anna Wintour. Those characters in that story, and more so with the film, are engrained in pop culture memory. The new novel opens with Emily being called to New York on New Year’s Eve to handle a situation with a client - only to be unceremoniously dumped by said client, who then hires, guess who, Olivia Belle.Lauren Weisberger is a best-selling author of women’s fiction. Her clients have been dropping her and signing with a new wunderkind, Olivia Belle, whose acumen in social media is far superior to Emily's. Having gone to Hollywood and become a top stylist, Emily is the go-to image consultant for celebrities. The Devil’s Emily Charlton (Emily Blunt in the movie) is front and center in Lululemons. (Let's give Weisberger props for a clever title, at least.) The author’s debut novel about an imperious Anna Wintour-like magazine editor led to a successful film adaptation in 2006 starring Anne Hathaway and Meryl Streep, and Elton John is now working on a Broadway musical version.īut the third installment in the series, When Life Gives You Lululemons (Simon & Schuster, 340 pp., ★★ out of four) is, like its main character, more contrived than charming.
The Devil Wears Prada was a best-selling phenom when it was published in 2003 and proved quite the charm for author Lauren Weisberger.
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