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The Overnight Socialite

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Lucy Jo Ellis, from a small town in Minnesota, moved to New York with the dream of becoming a famous designer, but so far, working in a dress shop cutting out patterns, she hasn’t gotten very far. Wyatt Hayes is a Harvard-educated anthropologist from money, very old money, who just dumped his socialite girlfriend. Suddenly inspired while waiting for a taxi, he bets his fri...more

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Published December 22nd 2009 by Weinstein Books (first published June 2nd 2009)

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Aug 29, 2012 Mariachiara rated it 1 of 5 stars

Titolo: The Overnight socialite

Autore: Bridie Clark

Inedito in italiano

Trama: Scordatevi la povera Eliza Doollitle che voleva diventare una lady e aprire il suo negozio di fiori, qui la protagonista è Lucy un aspirante stilista del Midwest che acctta di farsi trasformare in una snob dell’upper class New Yorkese, pur di coronare il suo sogno.

Il professore che la trasforma per scommessa, non è un vecchio professore, ma è un gran bell’uomo ancora nei suoi trent’anni, di famiglia ricca ed antica, lau...more Titolo: The Overnight socialite

Autore: Bridie Clark

Inedito in italiano

Trama: Scordatevi la povera Eliza Doollitle che voleva diventare una lady e aprire il suo negozio di fiori, qui la protagonista è Lucy un aspirante stilista del Midwest che acctta di farsi trasformare in una snob dell’upper class New Yorkese, pur di coronare il suo sogno.

Il professore che la trasforma per scommessa, non è un vecchio professore, ma è un gran bell’uomo ancora nei suoi trent’anni, di famiglia ricca ed antica, laureatosi in antropologia con lode si vanta ancora di essere uno studioso quando in realtà lui e tutti gli altri pure sanno che non fa nulla tutto il giorno. Dopo aver rotto con la sua fidanzata troppo avida di pubblicità Wyatt si rende conto di quanto le socialite di New York sono diventate vuote, talmente vuote che potrebbe far passare chiunque per una di loro, basterebbe una giusta patina di snobbismo e abiti costosi….nasce così una scommessa con un suo amico e l’idea per un libro che racconterebbe per filo e per segno questo suo esperimento dopotutto antropologico….e la prima ragazza qualunque che incontra sotto la pioggia è la nostra Lucy, fradicia e umiliata dopo aver sfondato con il suo peso una fragile passerella di moda e essere stata licenziata….

L’accordo viene siglato, ma Wyatt non le dice del libro, non crede lei acceterebbe di fargli da cavia in quel modo anche perchè quando il libro uscirà tutti sapranno del loro piano….Lucy crede che con la notorietà acquisita potrà trovare lavoro come stilista, ma una cavia usta in quel mod e sbugiardata potrebbe non essere proprio ben vista…..

Tutto fila liscio tra pedicure manicure lezioni di dizione lezioni di discorsi futili e buone maniere e sedute di ginnastica nonchè maschere per viso parrucchieri e abiti firmati anche solo per stare in casa…..il punto d’arrivo sarà il ballo di primavera dedicato proprio alla moda.

I due passando così tanto tenpo insieme s’innamorano, ma Wyatt non ha il coraggio di dirle la verità….

La mia opinione: il libro parte da una buona idea ed è molto dinamico, ciò che vi ho raccontato è solo una minima parte della trama e Wyett e Lucy sono solo una delle coppie di cui seguiamo le gesta, ci sono anche Eloise e Trip ,l’amico di Wyett, che perde la sua donna di ben otto anni solo perchè troppo codardo ed egoista per chiederle di sposarlo, poi c’è fernanda, non bella ma ricca eternamente destinata a far tappezzeria che ora è innamorata di un vedovo, le sembra troppo bello per essere vero che lui sia veramente interssato seriamente a lei, e poi è dolce e divertente cosa imortaa se non è ricchissimo…..poi c’è la cattiva cordelia l’ex di Wyatt, e tanti altri bellissimi e simpaticissimi personaggi.

Il problema è che nessuno viene veramente approfondito specie Lucy e Wyatt, che in tutto il libro dialogano pochissimo, tutto è piuttosto superficiale…come le socialite…sarà un caso? No è un brutto libro la trama ben costruita basta a sollevarlo dalla mediocrità assoluta, e poi la storia di Cenerentola funziona sempre no? Ma poteva esser molto più bello con poco più di approfondimento, più dialoghi, insomma non basta che livediamo agire, dovranno pur parlare un poco per innamorarsi, tutto il libro è spezzettato in una miriade di scenette brevi, non c’è una scena che duri pià di una pagina……sembra adatto a chi legge senza attenzione.

Peccato perchè l’idea era buona.
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Jan 15, 2011 Cheryl rated it 3 of 5 stars

3 1/2 to 4 stars - The Overnight Socialite is about Wyatt, a New York blueblood who's realized his reputation as an up and coming biological anthropologist has kind of fizzled out; in large part because he's done little to nothing, other than yearly "research" safaris and socializing, to further his career. Lucy Jo Ellis is a struggling, wannabe designer from Minnesota. Immediately following a break-up, Wyatt and his best friend Trip are discussing the state of Wyatt's life when Wyatt proclaims...more 3 1/2 to 4 stars - The Overnight Socialite is about Wyatt, a New York blueblood who's realized his reputation as an up and coming biological anthropologist has kind of fizzled out; in large part because he's done little to nothing, other than yearly "research" safaris and socializing, to further his career. Lucy Jo Ellis is a struggling, wannabe designer from Minnesota. Immediately following a break-up, Wyatt and his best friend Trip are discussing the state of Wyatt's life when Wyatt proclaims that, as an anthropological experiment, he could take any regular girl and turn her into a socialite in a matter of months. Enter Lucy Jo, who's just had the most disastrous night of her professional life. Wyatt offers her a chance to become a socialite and help her with her dream of becoming a designer. Thinking he might be proposing something less than gentlemanly, she turns him down. However, after a couple of desperate weeks, Lucy Jo decides she has two options: return to Minnesota or take Wyatt up on his offer. Unbeknownst to her, Wyatt plans on writing a book about her transformation from nobody to It girl.

I occasionally like a good chick lit book, but typically don't read the ones about the fur wearing, champagne swilling, useless rich who think anyone making six figures or less is impoverished and who consider shopping a full-time job. The Overnight Socialite does have all of that, but I was pleasantly surprised to find that, overall, it was a good read. Aside from Wyatt and Lucy, there is a small cast of characters who also have storylines; something I wasn't expecting, but liked, nonetheless. The book jumps around between Lucy, Wyatt and the people they interact with (just a couple pages at a time for the secondary characters). Mostly, though, it's about Wyatt and Lucy and how, during Lucy's transformation, Wyatt learns not to judge people simply on their pedigree, or lack of it, while Lucy finds herself as a designer and becomes more confident in her own abilities. Of course, not everything is smooth sailing thanks to Wyatt's ex, his secret book and Lucy's made up past.

My biggest complaint with this book was the ending. The book itself gets three and half to four stars, the ending gets about two and a half. I think at least one other reviewer mentioned it as well; it seemed like there was a chapter to wrap things up that was missing. The author gave us some idea of how it was going to end, but I would've liked to have seen how it all played out. After all, I'm paying for the book, I don't want to have to finish off the ending in my head. Despite the abrupt ending and some predictability, the book was better than I thought it would be. If you're looking for a good, light, beach read type book, I'd recommend picking up The Overnight Socialite.
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Nov 16, 2010 Xiaojuanwu added it

Shelves: 11th-grade-quarter-one

A girl named Lucy Joe, whose dream is becoming a fashion designer. She is a lonely, who wants to become a somebody. She does not have any experience of becoming a fashion designer until she meets a guy name Wyatt; who changes her life around. He promises her fame and good future. However, what she does not know that he is using her as an experiment to get revenge on Cornelia, ex-girlfriend that anybody can be famous. With his experiment, he is destroying Lucy’s future.

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May 04, 2010 Emilyandherlittlepinknotes rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary-fiction, chick-lit-for-a-twenty-something

The overnight socialite is a retelling of The Pygmalion, a play that was written by Bernard Shaw 1913, interestingly Shaw didn’t believe that Professor Higgins and Miss Eliza could potentially get married, in the musical My Fair Lady (based on the Pygmalion) there is an ambitious ending , The Overnight Socialite will instead give you a hint of closure.

The Overnight Socialite it’s definitely a romantic novel, the beginning it’s so promising that I was kind of hoping for something a bit more edgy...more
The overnight socialite is a retelling of The Pygmalion, a play that was written by Bernard Shaw 1913, interestingly Shaw didn’t believe that Professor Higgins and Miss Eliza could potentially get married, in the musical My Fair Lady (based on the Pygmalion) there is an ambitious ending , The Overnight Socialite will instead give you a hint of closure.

The Overnight Socialite it’s definitely a romantic novel, the beginning it’s so promising that I was kind of hoping for something a bit more edgy and sarcastic.

Story is a about wealthy anthropologist Wyatt Hayes IV who wants to conduct a social experiment in Manhattan and report everything in his new book. He want’s to prove that any girl, given the right training and material, can turn into The Socialite, chance wants that on the night the idea materializes in Wyatt brain, wannabe designer Lucy Jo Ellis happens to be in his line of vision and desperate enough to take up his challenge on the night the idea materializes in Wyatt brain.

A brilliant piece of chic lit, what I enjoyed most are thoughts and lines that define Wyatt cynical personality (often I find myself thinking that ya writers are careful in describing both the Girl and the Boy while romance writers tend to focus only on the woman) :

“One of the liabilities of being a deep thinker, Wyatt mused, was that it left him vulnerable to existential crises”

The plot is quite engaging and I found myself hooked in the story, Bridie Clark puts life into characters with a style that is smart and sophisticated yet also fresh and entertaining.

The week point of this novel is Lucy Jo. Somehow Lucy didn’t really capture my heart, a bit too mellow for my taste, I think there was a potential space for creating a more engaging character, the transformations she undergoes it’s almost exclusively a fashion make over, the progressing of the relationship between Lucy and Wyatt it’s almost given for granted and it escapes me why Wyatt at some point starts falling for Lucy.

Witty and Enchanting but surely not mind blowing, I would say it’s the perfect book to read on plane or put it in your summer reading list.(less)

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Apr 18, 2010 Michelle rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: 10th-gr-quater-3

Lucy Jo Ellis, a determined nobody who dreamed big of becoming a fashion desihner in Manhattan but soon her luck runs outs as she brakes a runway and embarrasses her own boss in public. She soon thinks to herself,that coming to the city was a big mistake and that her dream will never come true.

Soon that all changes until she meets a very handsome man, Wyatt. Wyatt is one of the socalite, who he is blessed with not only looks but power and money. Also he is willing to help Lucy change her life,...more

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Apr 15, 2010 Eleni ( La Femme Readers ) rated it 4 of 5 stars

The Overnight Socialite was fun and witty. Lucy decided to leave her home in Minnesota and move to the big apple to fulfill her dream in becoming a fashion designer. While working for a dress shop she gets the opportunity to attend a fashion show. Unfortunately for her she ends up falling and embarrassing herself in front of everyone there. Now, she is desperately looking to prove to herself and others that she can succeed in this business. Wyatt, a rich and educated bachelor wanted to write a b...more

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Apr 09, 2010 Jeanette Stingley rated it 4 of 5 stars

One of my favorite books when I was a teenager was Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw so when I read in the description of The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark that it was a modern spin on the classic, I couldn’t wait to read it. Normally retellings of the classics are a let down for me. I was really surprised at how quickly The Overnight Socialite hooked me!

From the first pages of the story, the main character Lucy Jo Ellis is so lovable. She leaves her home in Minnesota and moves to New York Cit...more One of my favorite books when I was a teenager was Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw so when I read in the description of The Overnight Socialite by Bridie Clark that it was a modern spin on the classic, I couldn’t wait to read it. Normally retellings of the classics are a let down for me. I was really surprised at how quickly The Overnight Socialite hooked me!

From the first pages of the story, the main character Lucy Jo Ellis is so lovable. She leaves her home in Minnesota and moves to New York City with the dream of becoming a world famous fashion designer. She gets her foot in the door slightly when she takes a job for a fashion designer. Her job is less then glamorous; she works in the sewing department. By chance, she gets invited for the biggest fashion show this famous designer has ever hosted. She assumes she will be rubbing elbows with celebrities and other people who may be able to help her network. She puts on one of her best designs, packs some of her business cards, and heads to the party of the year. She arrives and an assistant to the designer throws her back into the kitchen area. She is there to work the party alright! She is handed a waitress outfit and a tray of champagne.

She weaves her way around the crowd and finds herself shoved to the stage to present the designer with a glass of champagne at the end of the show. Thus the fiasco of Lucy’s future begins. She gets on the stage, slips and lands on the stage so hard that she falls through the stage! Mortified, she leaves the fashion show. She finds herself under an awning in the pouring rain waiting for a taxi. She encounters Wyatt Hayes, one of New York’s richest men and recently most sought after eligible bachelor. He has a bright idea of taken a female nobody and making her into an overnight socialite then writing a book about his whole experiment (Lucy has no knowledge of the book idea). He approaches Lucy with the idea and like any normal woman she is highly insulted but excepts his business card.

After a few more set backs, Lucy decides to call Wyatt and take him up on his offer. The novel is one up and down after another as we watch Lucy blossom from a country girl to one of the most sought after women in New York. The tension between Lucy and Wyatt is awesome and really adds to the story. Bridie Clark is an excellent writer who keeps the reader engaged in the story and makes you want to not put the book down because you just have to find out what happens next!

I was slightly disappointed with the end though. I totally wanted it to end one way but she took a totally different direction with it. I recommend this book for a great weekend or beach book for the summer!
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Feb 27, 2010 Ellz Readz rated it 4 of 5 stars

My thoughts...When this story first began, I found myself overwhelmed with the name dropping. All the fancy designers, labels, $500 shoes made me sort of dizzy and a bit turned off. However, once the story started to take off and the plot took over the glitz blended nicely into the scenery. The plot was a unique twist on an old story infused with romance, heartbreak, and a whole lotta money. The Overnight Socialite gave readers a pretty good look into the elite social setting in New York City. R...more My thoughts...When this story first began, I found myself overwhelmed with the name dropping. All the fancy designers, labels, $500 shoes made me sort of dizzy and a bit turned off. However, once the story started to take off and the plot took over the glitz blended nicely into the scenery. The plot was a unique twist on an old story infused with romance, heartbreak, and a whole lotta money. The Overnight Socialite gave readers a pretty good look into the elite social setting in New York City. Readers get several different POV's because story not only followed Lucy and Wyatt, the main characters, but also several of their friends and acquaintances. The ending wrapped up, but it felt a little abrupt. You could definitely make strong inferences about the character's lives, but I longed for more details.

As far as the characters go, they grew on me. Initially, I could not imagine someone taking Wyatt up on his offer to be a social experiment, but after considering Lucy Jo's dreams and the extent of her devastation, it seemed plausible. I mean what did she have to loose? Her character really changed as the story progressed, but not as much as Wyatt's. I enjoyed reading his scenes. His stubbornness, his denial, and his pride made him an interesting character. My favorite character by far was Eloise, Lucy's friend. Of all the characters in the book, she was the most real and down-to-Earth, (with the exception of Lucy's mother). Overall, most of the characters were interesting and memorable

The cons...The only issue I had while reading came from too many POV's. There were several characters in the story who's point of view really contributed to the story. For example, the thoughts of Cornellia, the villianess, really helped the story move along and helped drive the reader's emotions. There were several subplots using various characters that I just skimmed through or skipped all together. These sections felt like filler and took away from the main story line too much, in my opinion.

Overall, I really enjoyed this book and was rather sad when the story ended. I would recommend it to fans of chick-lit.(less)

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Feb 20, 2010 Ellen Christian rated it 5 of 5 stars

For those of you that read the classic Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, this story will sound very familiar. Since Pygmalion was one of my favorite stories in high school, I was thrilled to find this book by Bridie Clark.

Lucy Jo Ellis is your typical "trailer trash" girl with a brash personality and little or no taste in clothes (although she has dreams of being a fashion designer). She shows up at a fashion event that she's been asked to cater thinking they want her there for her fashion advi...more

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Feb 02, 2010 Julie Lovisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: read-in-2010

This Pygmalion rewrite is a great addition to the "fish-out-of-water" genre of books that feature lower/middle class women who find themselves remade into high society.

Lucy Jo is a struggling seamstress who dreams of becoming a fashion designer. After a series of mishaps in her life, she accepts the challenge of a wealthy slacker who has struck a bet with his best friend that he can make her over and no one will guess that she wasn't born into a life of privilege. He succeeds, but Lucy's rough...more

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Apr 14, 2010 Patricia rated it 3 of 5 stars

This is a modern day "Pygmalion"/"My Fair Lady" story, aka chick-lit, and adult fiction. Because I already knew the underlying storyline from having seen the movie "My Fair Lady," I can't really say that I couldn't see what was coming but it was the fact that it was a retelling of "Pygmalion" that attracted me to the book in the first place. The author added enough unique details that it didn't feel completely predictable. Sometimes, all the name-dropping and fashion details were too much for me...more

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Jan 30, 2012 Ally Martin rated it 3 of 5 stars

The book was well written as far as descriptions go. The stage of the Upper East Side was well set. And the characters were decently fleshed-out, except for Lucy, the main character. The reader didn't find out enough about her character (besides being hardworking and ambitious) in order to root for her. But even overlooking that, when the reader accepts that she is supposed to root for Lucy, even without much substance to go on, the book just ends. There needed to be at least a chapter or two mo...more

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Feb 20, 2013 Meg rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit, rich-and-famous, kindle-read

Jobless, humiliated, and alone in New York City, Lucy Jo Ellis finds herself lower than she ever imagined. When Wyatt Hayes IV makes her an offer -- put herself in his hands, and in four months she'll be a famous socialite -- Lucy Jo finds herself unable to refuse. What Lucy Jo -- or rather, Lucia Haverford Ellis -- doesn't know is that the entire project is the subject of a book Wyatt is writing. Rather than becoming the famous designer she dreams of, she will be exposed as the fraud she is...u...more Jobless, humiliated, and alone in New York City, Lucy Jo Ellis finds herself lower than she ever imagined. When Wyatt Hayes IV makes her an offer -- put herself in his hands, and in four months she'll be a famous socialite -- Lucy Jo finds herself unable to refuse. What Lucy Jo -- or rather, Lucia Haverford Ellis -- doesn't know is that the entire project is the subject of a book Wyatt is writing. Rather than becoming the famous designer she dreams of, she will be exposed as the fraud she is...unless Wyatt's feelings get in the way.

If this story sounds an awful lot like Pygmalion/My Fair Lady, that because it is a modern update of that story. Given that My Fair Lady is one of my favorite movies of all time, I thought this book and I would get along just fine. At first, I thought the connection was a little too transparent, but as the book goes on and develops a plot in its own right, the little references to Pygmalion become subtle and add a nice extra layer to the story. One of my favorite parts of My Fair Lady is its (view spoiler) ending, and I love that Ms. Clark maintained this. That being said, I know that it will infuriate many readers, and advise that they reconsider the book. (view spoiler)

I did not, however, like how Ms. Clark handled Lucy's relationship with her mother. Rita was initially written as a somewhat abusive leach, but I felt like Ms. Clark was constantly backing away from that image for the rest of the book. As initially written, Rita deserved every bit of scorn Lucy dished out; instead, Lucy is made to feel guilty for trying to remove herself from Rita's toxic influence. Magically, Rita becomes a loving and worthy mother.

Overall, this was an enjoyable read, though I caution those who dislike (view spoiler) endings to avoid it.

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Sep 05, 2011 Faith Baine rated it 2 of 5 stars

This was a very predictable book, but I expected that. The story is not a new one; it's been told so many times in lots of different ways. Lucy Jo was a down on her luck aspiring designer who happened to meet a bored rich blue blood, Wyatt, by chance on a rainy night after she'd lost her job. Wyatt, and anthropogist thought it a good idea to right a book about anyone being able to be a socialiste after breaking up with his social climbing weird Paris Hilton like girlfriend. Obviously, Wyatt deci...more

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Feb 20, 2011 Kristal rated it 3 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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Jan 23, 2011 Amanda rated it 3 of 5 stars

This book was interesting but most of the characters were very shallow (especialy at the begining). It took me a couple of chapters to get into it and once started it ended up better then expected. I didn't feel it was realistic, she lost about 6 dress sizes in 2 weeks and learned to change who she was to become a socalite. The begining was shallow and I didn't like the fact that Lucy would want to change her self to become a popular socalite, to me that is hard to understand, even if it was for...more

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Apr 04, 2013 Corrina rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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This is a fairly standard My Fair Lady story, with plenty of name-dropping of fashion labels and the New York society. Lucy Jo’s transformation, along with all the mistakes she makes due to her irrepressible Lucy Jo-ness, can be charming, and the B-stories about Eloise and Fernanda searches for love are interesting. Cornelia makes an excellent villain for the story, conniving, backstabbing, nasty, and generally an all-around bitch of the hi...more

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Jul 28, 2009 Andrea rated it 4 of 5 stars

Lucy Jo is just a normal mid-west girl with big dreams. She moved to New York City to pursue her lifelong dream of becoming a fashion designer. But life is rough. She is doing a menial job in a designer sweatshop. Just when she thinks she might have an opening to pursue her dreams, disaster strikes. She's ready to give it all up and go home when she meets Wyatt.

Wyatt Hayes had just gotten out of relationship with the top socialite Cornelia. He needs to prove to himself and the world that he stil...more

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Feb 05, 2010 Susan rated it 3 of 5 stars

I read Bridie Clark's first novel, and her second effort was much better. She has definitely grown as a writer. I enjoyed this Pygmalion story. Lucy Jo is an aspiring fashion designer from Minnesota who has come to New York to follow her dream, but it has turned into a nightmare. She is the laughingstock of New York, and has lost her job to boot. She agrees to wealthy and handsome Wyatt Hayes' plan to turn her into a social experiment. Can a MW girl with no society ties become to toast of the NY...more

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Jul 18, 2012 Lydia Laceby rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: chick-lit, contemporary-women-s-fiction

Originally Reviewed at Novel Escapes

The Overnight Socialite was a fun chick lit read that I quite enjoyed. It was an easy, fast paced book that made me laugh and I had a smile on my face through to the end.

Although the ending was predictable, The Overnight Socialite was a smart, fun read that I enjoyed curling up with. I was fascinated seeing how the other half lives, loved the New York details and the lavish lifestyles and seeing Lucy Jo’s transformation from a small town girl to socialite. I t...more

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Oct 30, 2012 Susie rated it 2 of 5 stars

A twenty-first century update of Pygmalion, where Lucy Jo is a girl from the Midwest living in New York, trying to get her big break as a fashion designer. Wyatt Hayes is the rich socialite who finds Lucy Jo after a disastrous evening; fired from her job, broke and looking every bit the social failure. A deal is brokered between friends that Wyatt can clean up Lucy Jo and pass her off as a rich socialite, with no one realizing the interloper in their elite circle.

The writing is rather abrupt an...more

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Dec 31, 2012 Yssah Grace rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: chic-lit

This novel made my head spin round and round like roller-coaster. This is such a page turner tinkling my nerves as I read every chapters. It is full of exciting and unpredictable scenes. I love how Lucy made her way to the top with Wyatt’s help. It is just so nice having someone to be with you as you reach your goal, just like how Wyatt was there for Lucy from the very start. It nice to have someone who believes in you. It is nice to have someone who sees you strengths and weaknesses yet still h...more

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Apr 09, 2010 Gmr rated it 4 of 5 stars Recommends it for: fiction fans and those who like THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA or SHE'S ALL THAT

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Part DEVIL WEARS PRADA mixed with SHE'S ALL THAT....The Overnight Socialite takes the girl next door dreaming of reaching her designer dreams and dresses it up in Gucci for show. You'll love Lucy Jo, or even her alter ego Lucia Haverford Ellis, for her strength in the face of adversity and her ability to do what's right in the end despite their being an easier road to travel. Fall in love with Wyatt, then disown him, and start to fall again as he struggles to see the real beauty behind the proje...more

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Apr 13, 2010 Athira (Reading on a Rainy Day) rated it 3 of 5 stars

Shelves: source-own, 2010, fiction, source-review, f-general, personal-library

A chick-lit book is always my pleasure-read. If it isn't fluffy and cheesy, of course. Bridie Clark's The Overnight Socialite was quite a delightful read that kept me hooked through its 292 pages.

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The Overnight Socialite started like a typical chick-lit book. We have the heroine who has everything going against her. A very low paying job. No career growth. A terribly embarrassing day that would make anyone want to scream her lungs out and curse the maker. And, she gets looked down on by...more

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Aug 01, 2010 Alice rated it 2 of 5 stars

Shelves: chicklit

This is a pretty stupid Pygmalion tale of a straight-from-the-sticks gal who is transformed into a chic, beautiful socialite by a pompous ass who learns to loosen up and find his inner.. oh, sorry, did you doze off? I've read countless books like this, but a makeover story is always compelling, even when it's insanely unrealistic. (For example, the main character loses 8 dress sizes in something like two weeks through rigorous working out, and she then magically becomes stunningly beautiful). On...more

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Jan 13, 2010 Stacy/GirlsInTheStacks.com rated it 4 of 5 stars

Highly entertaining! I actually laughed out loud while reading this book. A great piece of chic lit. This was my first foray in true chic lit, and I loved it. Was the story predictable? Yes. Was it cheesy at times? You betcha. Did I still love it despite those qualities? Heck yea!

Watch out New York bluebloods and society mongrels, because here comes Lucy Jo. With the guidance of a true blueblood Wyatt Hayes, Lucy is transformed from a dowdy midwestern girl to the number one girl on New York’s so...more

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Jul 30, 2012 Elisa rated it 4 of 5 stars

Sometimes you know how a book is going to end before you start reading it, and that's okay. This was one of those books.
The story is a variation of Pygmalion, or My Fair Lady, set in current day New York City society. The plot is expected, but the twists and turns of this version, the current events and celebrities mentioned and the full realization of the characters made it a charming and entertaining read. I am surprised that it hasn't yet been made into a movie, especially since the author me...more

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May 11, 2012 Stacey added it

After being publicly humiliated at a fashion show work event, hopeful designer Lucy Jo Ellis (from Minnesota) happens to run into wealthy Harvard educated Wyatt Hayes IV who had just broken up with his vapid girlfriend in a newsstand on a rainy night in New York City. Wyatt had also just decided he would put his anthropology PhD to use and see if he could elevate a "regular girl" into a socialite and write a book about the experiment.

I think we all know where this is going...this is definitely...more

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Feb 26, 2011 Lauren Marshall rated it 4 of 5 stars

This book was recommended to me on Amazon.com. I like a "chick lit" book from time to time. I found this book fun! It was light easy reading as well as charming. I think I will be looking for more from the author. And I hope they are as good as this one was.

The basic story line is about a wealthy to do young New Yorker who takes on a "project" to turn a plain Jane into a socialite in the span of a few months. Some of the things that occur are somewhat predictable but overall were believable (th...more

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Jan 25, 2011 Jill Hill rated it 3 of 5 stars

Nice bit of chick lit. Not as predictable as I expected it to be. I would have given it four stars if it weren't for the abrupt ending. Is this the new writing style? This is the second book in a row where I've had to check to make sure the last chapter wasn't accidentally left out of my copy. We were given enough that you can make a reasonable guess at what happens, but I was pissed at the lack of wrap-up. It was like a waiter coming and taking away my plate right before I can finish the last,...more

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Bridie Clark was born on October 7, 1977, and spent a happy childhood in West Hartford, CT. Her parents encouraged her early love of reading and writing.

In 1999, Bridie graduated from Harvard College, where she was an editor of The Harvard Crimson. She has since worked as a book and magazine editor, and written for The New York Times, Vanity Fair, New York, Quest, and Elegant Bride.

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