HOLLYWOOD GIRLS CLUB

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"...perfectly captures the crazy life behind the scenes in Hollywood..."
—Suzanne Hansen, author of You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again

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Full of blockbuster egos and power-hungry players, HOLLYWOOD GIRLS CLUB is a tale of unlikely friendship that captures the essence of Hollywood hit-making. The novel follows the footsteps of three women determined to stay A-list: Jessica, the über-agent with hot, demanding clients and an ice-cold fiancé; Celeste, the "It" actress whose action-flick producer husband has just dumped her for a fresh-faced newcomer; and Lydia, the producer with the magic touch (whose pet project is falling apart). Together with Mary Anne, a naive writer from Minnesota plucked from

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obscurity to polish Lydia's script, the women fight to make this film a box office hit. Shifting from one woman's perspective to another, this addictive page-turner reveals how the Hollywood machine churns out blockbusters and how women volley for power in the venomous petri dish of the film industry. This is L.A. from the inside, complete with all the glitz and scandal that star-watchers love—and the calculated scheming, steel wills, and strong sisterhood behind it all. After all, climbing to the top of the entertainment-industry ladder can be a major challenge...especially in stilettos.

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HOLLYWOOD GIRLS CLUB
Crown hardcover, April 2007, ISBN-10: 0307346293, ISBN-13: 978-0307346292
Three Rivers Press paperback, February 2008, ISBN-10: 0307346307, ISBN-13: 978-0307346308

"Hollywood power-puff Marr pulls back the curtain on the wizards of Tinseltown, exposing a quartet of shameless, shoe-crazy ladies bent on building fame and fortune through blockbusters... Marr knows her power-hungry vipers, thanks to her stint at the talent agency ICM... The girls' club, cutthroat and callous, turns out to be a lot like the boys' club, but cattier and more fun to read about..."
   —Publishers Weekly

"...saucy... bound to be compared to certain Jackie Collins titles, not just because of the Hollywood subject matter but also because Marr brings a similar ferocious energy to her writing.... tartly written entertainment. Author Marr... clearly knows her way around Hollywood."
   —Boston Globe

"Maggie Marr perfectly captures the crazy life behind the scenes in Hollywood, and gives us a glimpse into that world through characters who are fabulous and funny."
   —Suzanne Hansen, author of the New York Times bestseller You'll Never Nanny in This Town Again

"Hollywood Girls Club illustrates that in Hollywood—and life—things aren't always what they seem, and getting beyond superficial surfaces is next to impossible. Margaret Marr's smart and incisive book proves that women really should be put in their proper place—as the power brokers of the entertainment world! All it takes for a strong woman to get a step ahead (in a fabulous pair of shoes, of course!), is a little help from her solid friendships with other strong women."
   —Leanne Shear and Tracey Toomey, authors of The Perfect Manhattan

"Hollywood Girls Club is about as easy to stop consuming as a bowl of Haagen-Dazs."
   —Robin Hazelwood, author of Model Student

"Smart, sassy and brilliantly observed ... a funny and sharp expose of the Hollywood machine."
   —Sue Margolis, author of Gucci Gucci Coo