A delightfully dishy novel about the all-time most impossible boss in the history of impossible bosses. Andrea Sachs, a small-town girl fresh out of college, lands the job “a million girls would die for.” Hired as the assistant to Miranda Priestly, the high-profile, fabulously successful editor of Runway magazine, Andrea finds herself in an office that shouts Prada! Armani! Versace! at every turn, a world populated by impossibly thin, heart-wrenchingly stylish women and beautiful men clad in fine-ribbed turtlenecks and tight leather pants that show off their lifelong dedication to the gym. With breathtaking ease, Miranda can turn each and every one of these hip sophisticates into a scared, whimpering child. THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA gives a rich and hilarious new meaning to complaints about “The Boss from Hell.” Narrated in Andrea’s smart, refreshingly disarming voice, it traces a deep, dark, devilish view of life at the top only hinted at in gossip columns and over Cosmopolitans at the trendiest cocktail parties. From sending the latest, not-yet-in-stores Harry Potter to Miranda’s children in Paris by private jet, to locating an unnamed antique store where Miranda had at some point admired a vintage dresser, to serving lattes to Miranda at precisely the piping hot temperature she prefers, Andrea is sorely tested each and every day—and often late into the night with orders barked over the phone. She puts up with it all by keeping her eyes on the prize: a recommendation from Miranda that will get Andrea a top job at any magazine of her choosing. As things escalate from the merely unacceptable to the downright outrageous, however, Andrea begins to realize that the job a million girls would die for may just kill her. And even if she survives, she has to decide whether or not the job is worth the price of her soul.

刚刚离开校园即将投身社会及工作的乡下姑娘安德丽娅·桑切丝幸运地得到了世上似乎所有女孩都梦寐以求的机会--在大城市纽约最出名时尚杂志《Runway》的主编米兰达·普雷斯丽手下担任助理工作。如果助理工作做得好，安德丽娅将能留在这本整天与“Prada、Armani、Versace” 等世界著名服装设计师打交道的高贵杂志中担任羡煞旁人的编辑工作。当然，最重要的前提是她该如何能服侍好挑剔的主编米兰达，并获得她的最终肯定。 身为著名时尚杂志的高级管理人，米兰达自身就有着高贵时尚、举止优雅的特点。这些无不令她手下的众人艳羡并敬畏不已。然而她这一看上去美好的一面却只对外人展示。在杂志社内部，米兰达绝对称得上是个不折不扣的“女魔头”。安德丽娅落在她手里堪称饱受折磨：首先，这位乡下姑娘每次必须在指定的时间内把米兰达的两个调皮的儿子送上飞往巴黎的飞机；还要每次必须在水刚煮开的那一瞬间迅速关掉炉子，并第一时间给米兰达冲泡一杯香浓的咖啡，迟一秒钟都会被骂得狗血淋头；每天晚上必定接到歇斯底里的米拉达打来的电话，在电话的咆哮声中一直工作到半夜。当时，一心想得到米兰达肯定的安德丽娅任劳任怨。 但是，在形式渐渐有所好转的情况下，她却突然发现，自己一直梦寐以求的工作原来并不如想象中的那么美好。倘若自己真的留在这家如地狱般的杂志社，有一天很可能会精神崩溃。这一刻，安德丽娅要作出如何的选择？