The Nanny Diaries
Taking place in two different Manhattan worlds - the Upper East Side and the downtown NYU stomping ground, The Nanny Diaries truly showcases the vastly different lifestyles lead in the Big Apple. Whether you were lucky enough to grow up or go to school here, you here for a job, or you're raising a family here - all New Yorkers and young women in general will find something they can relate to within this witty read.
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Breakfast at Tiffany's
A New York classic, Breakfast at Tiffany's captivates the city's glamorous sixties like no other. YES the movie was a book first and YES it's worth the read. The short novel beautifully highlights what happens when a young woman moves from the middle of nowhere to Manhattan. Readers can really feel what it's like to fall in love with the city, the lavish shopping, and of course, the jewels.
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Rise and Shine
Rise and Shine dives into the Manhattan sisterhood between a famous talk show star and her younger sister, who runs a women's shelter in the Bronx. The novel captures two totally different working worlds, the stresses that come along with each, and how the sisters support one another despite their immense differences.
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Sweetbitter
Recently made into a TV series, Sweetbitter tells the story of what really happens when a young woman follows through with her threats to pick up and move to Manhattan without a plan. The novel describes in depth what it feels like to be a New York Newbie - from the stresses of starting low on the totem pole at a new job to simply being able to navigate your way through the streets without asking for direction. Allowing readers to grasp the struggles one goes through when arriving in the city, Sweetbitter helps clarify why New Yorkers get their tough as nails reputation.
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Primates of Park Ave
Thanks to Gossip Girl and a few novels (some on this list) many of us wonder if the Upper East Side lifestyle is really all the glitz and glam it's made up to be or if the extra pizzaz and drama are added for more interesting plot lines. Primates of Park Avenue, a true memoir written by a woman who moves from downtown to uptown, gives us a peak at the women living the lavish upper east side lifestyle. From Birkins to Soul Cycle cliques, Wednesday Martin highlights how fitting in around Park Ave isn't exactly a walk in the park.
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I'll Drink to That
After moving from Chicago to New York young Betty married a man who was essentially a social super star of the Big Apple. After two decades of wifehood, Betty finds her nightlife loving husband had been unfaithful and goes through a harrowing divorce. Therapy was helping Betty cope, but her true lifeline came in the form of what many women might describe as a dream job - an offer to run the first personal shopping service at luxury superstore Bergdorf Goodman. This hilarious novel shows how 86 year old Betty handles the pressures and price tags that come with styling Manhattan's elite.
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The Beautiful and Damned
Before writing his masterpiece of a novel The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald was known for this beautiful (and damned) tale set in the corrupt high society of 1920s New York. The story circulates around one young couple who are just as beautiful as they are shallow and begin their married lives trying to impress the other socialites. Living well beyond their means, the couple spends their time and inherited money drinking and dancing their nights away in Manhattan until they face their worst nightmare - the withholding of their inheritance. How will two spoiled youngsters make it in NYC without the help of their parents bank accounts?
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Fitness Junkie
From the class pass references to the importance of your instagram caption of your omelette at brunch, Fitness Junkie is as hilarious as it is relatable. The novel tells the story of what happens when a dream-team ivy leaguer and her gay best friend join together as business partners in NYC's cut throat fashion industry.With her brains and his impeccable style the two design the most sought after bridal gowns for two decades - until nightmares strikes and a photo of Janey stuffing a bruffin (brioche/muffin) down her throat starts circulating all over twitter. Her green juice loving business partner gives her an ultimatum - lose 30 or lose her spot as co-CEO. Will purchasing a fitness tracker and participating in his carb-free cleanses help her get her job back?
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