Review: Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty

Where the Grass Is Green and the Girls Are Pretty by Lauren Weisberger
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

4.5 stars rounded up.

Oh dear, this is the perfect beach read. I kid you not. This book combines the best of what Lauren Weisberger is known for. High-powered over-achiever media types and the gratuitous lives of the suburban rich.

This story is about two very different sisters, their families, and life dealing them some well-deserved Karma.
There is just one slight hitch -these sisters are guarding secrets. Secrets that can ruin careers and ruin families.

I will admit that with so many books that deal with the ultra-left wing and the uber-rich, this book really has not much new to give us. But that is what makes this book so relaxing and fun. Ms. Weisberger does manage to give this book a bit of a creative kick in the pants, and she brought a topic to the table that hasn't been rehashed a million times.

This book was a fast, fun, read and I recommend it to those who like books of this ilk...I know I do!

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Synopsis: "From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and When Life Gives You Lululemons comes a highly entertaining, sharply observed novel about sisters, their perfect lives . . . and their perfect lies.

A seat at the anchor desk of the most-watched morning show. Recognized by millions across the country, thanks in part to her flawless blond highlights and Botox-smoothed skin. An adoring husband and a Princeton-bound daughter. Peyton is that woman. She has it all.

Until . . .

Skye, her sister, is a stay-at-home mom living in a glitzy suburb of New York. She has degrees from all the right schools and can helicopter-parent with the best of them. But Skye is different from the rest. She’s looking for something real and dreams of a life beyond the PTA and pickup.

Until . . .

Max, Peyton’s bright and quirky seventeen-year-old daughter, is poised to kiss her fancy private school goodbye and head off to pursue her dreams in film. She’s waited her entire life for this opportunity.

Until . . .

One little lie. That’s all it takes. For the illusions to crack. For resentments to surface. Suddenly the grass doesn’t look so green. And they’re left wondering: will they have what it takes to survive the truth?"