简介：Anacademicallygiftedteen,hermodel-beautifuloldersisterandtheirnewlysinglemotherleavesmalltownNewMexicoinsearchofanewlifeinNewYorkCity.Aftertheirfatherrunsoffwithhisteenagemistress,SOPHIEandKARENKERRdecidetheirfamilyneedsafreshstart.Theyconvincetheirmother,LYNN,thatthebigcityholdspromiseforallofthem.SophiehasgottenascholarshiptoaprestigiousManhattanprivateschool,Karencanpursueherdreamsofmodeling,andLynncanleavethepainfulmemoriesofherfailedmarriagebehindher,whilerevivingtheambitionsofbecomingafashiondesignersheputonholdtoraiseafamily.TheKerrwomenarriveinNewYorkreadytobuildanewlife,astheytrytheirhandatmakingitinthisrarifiedplacethatpromisesasmanychallengesasitdoespossibilities.Manhattan.Globalbigshots,CEOs,diplomats,andtheself-importantsocialeliteallmaketheirhomesthere,andtheysendtheirpreciouschildrentotheBrightonschool.WhenSophieentersthisworldsherealizesshehasnoideahowtofitinwiththeprivileged,posturingsocialclimbersathernewschool,theso-called"BPs,"aka"BeautifulPeople."It'snothinglikeheroldlife,whereshewasabletorisetothetopoftheacademicheapwithouteffort.NotsoatBrighton,whereeveryoneisaboveaverageandherfellowstudentsthinknothingofalunchtimeshoppingtriptoPradaorofusingtheirparents'helicopterfortheirmorningcommute.Sophie'sadorablecharmandrefreshinglackofpretensionattracttwoverydifferentboystoher;GIDEON,asensitiveartistandanoutsiderinspiteofhiswealth,andNICHOLAS,thesexy,self-assuredleaderofthe"BPs".Becauseofherstunningbeauty,thingsalwayscameeasilyforSophie'soldersister,Karen.Butinthebigcity,shequicklyencounterstheharshrealitiesofthecut-throatmodelingbusinessandquicklydiscoversthatinNewYork,thecompetitionisalwaysalittlebittalleroralittlebitthinner.ItwillforceKarentotakerisksinordertosucceedanddecidejusthowmuchofasacrificeshe'swillingtomake.Afteraseriesoffrustratingjobs,Lynnmanagestolandapositioninthefashionindustry,workingforahotdesigner.Makingthesituationmorecomplicatedisthatthejobputsherindailycontactwithheroldcollegeflame,marriedmillionaireJULIANFISKE,theonegreatloveofherlife.JulianstillhasfeelingsforLynn,andshewrestleswithherownemotions,andmorals,astheirrelationshipthreatenstoturnromantic.Helicopterrides,high-rises,andhedonisticparties-theKerrsaredefinitelynotinNewMexicoanymore.NomatterwhatchallengestheCitythrowstheirway,orwhattemptationsmayleadthemastray,thesethreewomenareafamily,andwillalwaysbethereforeachother.ForallthreeKerrwomenNewYorkwillbeanincredibleadventure,andchallengeworkingtostaytogetherasafamilywhilepursuinglifeandloveinthegreatestcityonearth,astheyrealizewhatthetruemeaningofwhatbeautifulpeoplereallyis.WrittenbyNoelEisenberg…