McQueen brings back the charmingly inept heroine of The Fabulous (Double) Life of Isabel Bookbinder
for another bubbly misadventure. Fresh from realizing she might not be cut out to be a bestselling novelist, 27-year-old Londoner Isabel Bookbinder now sets her sights on becoming an international fashion superstar, armed with not a lick of sewing talent but a lifelong love for celebrity style. After some false starts, Isabel fibs her way into a job as a personal assistant to Nancy Tavistock, business partner and “professional muse” to famous designer Lucien Black, whose recent breakdown is threatening to devalue his label. Despite the turmoil, Isabel thrives and discovers that if she can avoid the kinds of catastrophic misunderstandings that derailed her literary aspirations, she may be destined for fashion superstardom after all. Though the occasional stroke of extraordinary luck stretches belief, Isabel is a charming character whose wisecracks and personal evolution help her to stand out in the sea of airheaded urban fashionistas often found in the genre. (May)
