The Wives

The Wives
Lauren Weisberger

He set her up. They’ll bring him down.Emily Charlton does not do the suburbs. A successful stylist and image consultant to Hollywood stars, she cut her teeth as assistant to legendary fashion editor Miranda Priestly in New York. But with Snapchatting millennials stealing her clients, Emily needs to get back in the game – and fast.She holes up at the home of her oldest friend Miriam in the upscale suburb of Greenwich. And when Miriam’s friend, model Karolina Hartwell, is publicly dumped by her husband Graham, a senator with presidential ambitions, Emily scents the client of a lifetime.It’s not just Karolina’s reputation that’s ruined. It’s her family. And Miriam and Emily are determined he won’t get away with it. First they’ll get Karolina’s son back. Then they’ll help her get her own back. Because the wives are mad as hell . . .*Published in the USA as When Life Gives You Lululemons*

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First published in the USA as ‘When Life Gives You Lululemons’ by Simon and Schuster 2018

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Source ISBN: 9780008276256

Ebook Edition © July 2018 ISBN: 9780007569298

Version: 2018-08-17

Dedication (#ulink_7b0cb069-938f-5cea-adb9-0659ff0504ec)

To my entire family, with love

Contents

Cover (#ub8584a4e-4940-5d3e-9b8b-7316fad0d815)

Title Page (#udcbaf44b-503d-5d8f-b964-2e8a2c72115a)

Copyright

Dedication (#u97203040-d337-58b2-ad56-61e8118d9aa0)

Part One (#ua5bea44c-da8b-5498-b13b-c08feb8840c3)

1. Again with the Nazi Getup? (#ub627a912-434b-5438-a9db-9acf29700fcc)

2. Living the Dream (#u6b102a48-e71f-55c5-9ae2-3abf3163626d)

3. Like a Common Criminal (#u704dfbb6-4a0e-5d80-a1f4-4a0c1914b1a3)

4. Some of My Best Friends Are Jewish (#uf1756c21-27ab-5067-aae4-1fc17dc84dbd)

5. Just Give Up. I Have. (#u088be277-8b78-53ba-8fde-1dc9597a3ca0)

6. Just a Cottage in the Country (#u2ac5f33d-10a9-53da-8929-e1dac45ce46f)

7. Vodka and Tampax: A Match Made in Greenwich (#u4552f485-b424-5978-b3fc-40a1d4e78b79)

8. Happy to Sip and Not to See (#uc29127ce-75f8-5149-818f-40b44fbf6eef)

9. My Romantic Relationship (#u54e7f94e-19cf-5839-a6be-9731127e4f5d)

10. The Suburbs Make You Fat (#litres_trial_promo)

11. Mom’s Night Out (#litres_trial_promo)

12. No Good Deed (#litres_trial_promo)

13. Celebrities Are Fickle and Oftentimes Stupid (#litres_trial_promo)

Part Two (#litres_trial_promo)

14. Viewing of the New German Au Pair (#litres_trial_promo)

15. Exactly Like Rehab, Only Different (#litres_trial_promo)

16. Just a Friend and a Blue Glitter Condom (#litres_trial_promo)

17. Pinterest’s Mom of the Year (#litres_trial_promo)

18. Road Trip (#litres_trial_promo)

19. America Wants to Forgive You (#litres_trial_promo)

20. Make It Stop (#litres_trial_promo)

21. Munching Xanax Like Gumballs (#litres_trial_promo)

22. Not the Only One Who Can Google (#litres_trial_promo)