Published in 2013, Revenge Wears Prada picks up the story of Andrea “Andy” Sachs 10 years after the events of Lauren Weisberger’s bestselling debut novel, The Devil Wears Prada (2003). The original book chronicled Andy’s harrowing year as the junior personal assistant to Miranda Priestly, the brilliant but tyrannical editor-in-chief of the fictional high-fashion magazine Runway. The job tested Andy’s personal and professional limits, forcing her to navigate a world of impossible demands and ruthless office politics before she dramatically quit during Paris Fashion Week. The novel was adapted into a hit film starring Meryl Streep as Miranda and Anne Hathaway as Andy. The film has had a lasting cultural impact, and a sequel film, The Devil Wears Prada 2, is set to release in 2026 with Streep and Hathaway reprising their roles. This film does not have the same plot as Revenge Wears Prada.

Revenge Wears Prada assumes the reader’s familiarity with Andy’s formative experiences in The Devil Wears Prada. Andy is now the successful co-founder and editor of The Plunge, a high-end bridal magazine, but the trauma of her time at Runway continues to haunt her. This is established immediately in the novel’s opening chapter, where Andy has a vivid anxiety dream about failing to deliver Miranda’s lunch.