Lizzie Miller, the smart and witty East Coast girl clinging for dear life to the bottom rung of the Hollywood ladder has been promoted. No more coffee runs and sorting thumb tacks by colour for, as First Assistant, Lizzie is now making decisions and learning the ins and outs of The Business. And unlike other air-heads, she vows not to be wooed by the glamour and mystique of La-La land, though with a smart and wealthy boyfriend, and diamonds galore, it's getting harder for Lizzie to keep her pumps firmly on the ground. Full to the brim with schmoozing, snubbing, wheeling and dealing, THE FIRST ASSISTANT is a wry and witty glimpse of life behind the Hollywood curtain.

Author Biography

Clare Naylor was an editorial assistant in London publishing house, and is the author of several novels including Love: A User's Guide and Catching Alice. She is the co-author, with Mimi Hare, of two novels, The Second Assistant (Pan 2004) and The First Assistant (Pan 2007). She lives in London. Mimi Hare is the co-author, with Clare Naylor, of The Second Assistant (Pan 2004) and The First Assistant (Pan 2007). An American, she now lives in London with her husband and their baby son.