48 pages • 1 hour read
When Life Gives You Lululemons
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Part 1, Chapters 1-8Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of religious discrimination, addiction, and substance use.
Part 1, Chapter 1 Summary: “Again With the Nazi Getup?: Emily”
Thirty-six-year-old Emily Charlton attends a lavish New Year’s Eve party with her husband Miles in Los Angeles. Sipping a margarita and studying the scene, she feels old and out of place. Then she receives a call from Helene, the manager of Rizzo, “the hottest pop star” since Justin Bieber (4). Rizzo showed up at a party wearing a Nazi uniform, and Helene wants to hire Emily to do damage control in the media. Emily has been working as an image consultant in Hollywood for the stars since leaving her job with Miranda Priestley at Runway. She eagerly accepts the offer, tells Miles she got a new job, heads home to pack, and arranges a flight back to New York City.
Part 1, Chapter 2 Summary: “Living the Dream: Miriam”
Miriam Kagan takes a short run on New Year’s morning, giving up just a few minutes in. Back at home, she finds her husband Paul Kagan making pancakes for her children Benjamin, Matthew, and Maisie. Miriam declines pancakes, desperate to lose weight. She has gained several pounds since leaving her high-powered legal job in the city and moving to Greenwich, Connecticut.
