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BOOKS
Ilana started writing The Making of Mia as her New Year's resolution in 2005 as she was scared she was going to get sacked from The Daily Mail, and in 2006 it was sold to Orion Books. It's being published in February 2008. ABOUT When Jo Hill lands a job as a PA at Gloss magazine, she thinks it's the job of her dreams. But it soon turns into a nightmare. As a mousy secretary with a penchant for giant bags of maltesers and comfy shoes, Jo doesn't exactly fit in at the uber-chic office. Her boss humiliates her; her colleagues bitch about her; even the receptionist ignores her. At first, Jo's not sure why - is it her hair, her figure, her clothes? Then she realises it's pretty much all of the above and that she'll never be like the sleek, glamorous girls flitting round the office in their Sass & Bide jeans and Gucci mules. Or will she? Jo might be overweight and overlooked, but she's different in other ways too. She's bright, ambitious and smart, and what's more, she has a plan. Reduced to tears for the umpteenth time by her boss - the gorgeous but vicious magazine publisher Joshua Garnet - Jo knows it's time for drastic action. She's had it with magazines and knows that 'discovering a whole new you' takes more than a manicure and a new MAC blusher. Jo's going to give herself the ultimate make-over and by the time she's finished, the magazine world - and Joshua - won't know what's hit them. Goodbye Jo, hello Mia - magazine diva extraordinaire. UNTITLED Ilana is currently writing her second novel. Madison wants to live the American dream of winning a TV singing talent competition, and Jess works for a national newspaper although she wants to be a fashion designer. When things go wrong for Madison, Jess happens to be waiting in the wings. But how far can one girl go in pretending she's something she's not? |
