Online - April 25, 2006

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“Glamorous Disasters,” by Eliot Schrefer

Recent years have seen the rise of a genre known as Assistant Lit, also referred to as Employee Revenge Novels (i.e., The Nanny Diaries and The Devil Wears Prada).

These novels:
a) Are usually autobiographical or roman à clef
b) Feature bright, eager-to-please youngsters facing off against villainous employers
c) Take place in cosmopolitan cities, upscale industries, and swanky milieux
d) All of the above

The latest and greatest entry to this genre:
a) Is the compulsively readable debut book, Glamorous Disasters
b) Is about an Ivy League grad enslaved as an SAT tutor to the progeny of Manhattan’s elite
c) Is written by Ivy League grad and former SAT tutor Eliot Schrefer
d) All of the above

Glamorous Disasters features:
a) Debauched children, conniving parents, and corruptible innocents
b) Shady secrets, titillating teen misbehavior, and scandalously expensive real estate
c) Trenchant insights, witty observations, and elegant prose
d) All of the above

For bonus points and a head start on the season’s smartest, sexiest read:
a) Click the link below
b) Read Glamorous Disasters
c) Think carefully before hiring your next assistant
d) All of the above

Available online at amazon.com or at your local bookstore.