When Life Gives You Lululemons

By: Lauren Weisberger

Narrated by: Laura Benanti

“The Devil Wears Prada’s Emily Charlton gets the spin-off she deserves” (Cosmopolitan) in the New York Times bestseller from Lauren Weisberger in which three women team up to bring a bad man down in the tony suburb of Greenwich, Connecticut.

Welcome to Greenwich, Connecticut, where the lawns and the women are perfectly manicured, the Tito’s and sodas are extra strong, and everyone has something to say about the infamous new neighbor.

Let’s be clear: Emily Charlton does not do the suburbs. After leaving Miranda Priestly, she’s been working in Hollywood as an image consultant to the stars, but recently, Emily’s lost a few clients. She’s hopeless with social media. The new guard is nipping at her heels. She needs a big opportunity, and she needs it now.

When Karolina Hartwell, a gorgeous former supermodel, is arrested, her fall from grace is merciless. Her senator-husband leaves her, her Beltway friends disappear, and the tabloids pounce.

In Karolina, Emily finds her comeback opportunity. But she quickly learns Greenwich is a world apart and that this comeback needs a team approach.

So it is that Emily, the scorned Karolina, and their mutual friend Miriam, a powerful attorney turned stay-at-home mom, band together to navigate the social land mines of suburban Greenwich and win back the hearts of the American public. Along the way, an unexpected ally emerges in one Miranda Priestly.

With her signature wit, Lauren Weisberger offers an alluring look into a sexy, over-the-top world—and proves it’s style and substance together that gets the job done. “A delicious sequel to The Devil Wears Prada…exploring what it’s like to be a woman buffeted by conflicting messages about career, relationships, and motherhood” (The Washington Post), When Life Gives You Lululemons is “amazing novel about…truth, lies and how everyone is a little bit insecure” (Associated Press). “Fast-paced, funny, and gossipy, this is the must-have accessory for your beach bag” (PopSugar).

Critic reviews

"Laura Benanti narrates this audiobook featuring everyone's favorite fashion assistant, Emily Charlton, from THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA. Seemingly superficial Emily is now a celebrity image consultant—except that she's losing momentum in her career. When former supermodel Karolina is charged with DUI, Emily agrees to represent her in the hope they'll both make a comeback. Benanti portrays Karolina with a slight Polish accent and seamlessly transitions to Emily's friend Miriam's no-nonsense tone. Miriam's husband makes for an entertaining character, and a peripheral character named Alistair is voiced with a delicious British accent. Finally, one mustn't overlook the cliquey yoga ladies and their ridiculous cosmetic surgery debates!"

Good but boring

I liked the characters and the dynamic but overall felt the story was bland. Felt like a flat line the whole time, no climax.

Loved it! I needed a fun uplifting book.

The narrator was seamless and made it an easy listen. I'm excited to listen to the next book.

Perfect summer read

For someone who worked in Greenwich, CT for a few years, I absolutely loved this story. The depictions of the housewives were spot on and all characters were believable.

I never read The Devil Wears Prada but saw the movie numerous times. This book, to me, was a great sequel, with a good amount of the old but definitely a lot of new characters and stories to latch onto.

This was a perfect audio-book for the summer - would recommend to anyone who appreciates Desperate Housewives-Esq stories!

So, so good!

Loved this recording! I found myself putting in my earbuds to pick up the house and listening every time I got in the car. The performance gave the characters depth and made them seem more real!

Fun Fiction

I seldom or rarely listen to fiction. Occupational hazard making it too easy to figure out the ending. However, I decided Miranda Priestly is always fun so I splurged for a fun read. It is a fun read! That's all.