Climbing in Heels

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Lace. Rivals. Lucky. Valley of the Dolls. And now Climbing in Heels...

Beanie, Mercedes and Ella - a Valley Girl from LA, an English rose-with-thorns and a Kentucky blueblood, each denying their past while creating a future - together storm the boys' club that is the hottest talent agency in 1980s Hollywood. A riveting story of friendship, betrayal and survival, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas's debut novel is a rollicking tale of sex, drugs and power.

How did they get to the top They climbed. In heels.

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A smart, sexy, entertaining debut novel about three women who try to forge their own paths in 1980s Hollywood - a subject Elaine lived and breathed in real time, coming up in the golden age of the power agent. You will cheer for these women, fear for these women, and be seduced into loving them. I couldn't put it down! -- Jennifer Lopez
The ballsy and bawdy love child of Mad Men and Sex and the City -- Darren Star, creator of SEX AND THE CITY and EMILY IN PARIS
Missing Jilly Cooper and Jackie Collins in your life Climbing in Heels steps in to fill the gap. Journey back to 1980s Hollywood and lose yourself in this fresh, funny and propulsive novel -- Jennie Godfrey, author of THE LIST OF SUSPICIOUS THINGS
A smart, dishy, juicy, inside-Hollywood novel by one of the industry's ultimate insiders -- Laura Zigman, author of SEPARATION ANXIETY and ANIMAL HUSBANDRY
The heart of the book is gossip: agent politics and dirty dealings, actor name-drops, affairs left and right, power and the power-hungry. Beanie is smart, tenacious and fun to watch...Juicy. * Kirkus Reviews *
Sexy, sharp and unapologetically bold, CLIMBING IN HEELS plunges you into the glamour and grit of Hollywood in the 1980s -- Alissa DeRogatis, author of CALL IT WHAT YOU WANT
If you love Hollywood stories...get this book now. Get it, read it, share it, gift it -- Amy Ferris, author of MARRYING GEORGE CLOONEY

Author Bio

Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas began her career at the William Morris Agency and rose by the late 1980s to become its Senior Vice President, and later the Senior Vice President of ICM, guiding the careers of, among others, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Nicolas Cage and Madonna. More recently, she has produced a broad, successful slate of films and television series including Maid in Manhattan, Mona Lisa Smile, Hustlers, Marry Me, Emily in Paris, The Fosters and many others.