Published in 2025
385 pages
Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas began her career at the William Morris Agency and rose by the late 1980’s to become the Senior Vice President of the WMA, and later the Senior Vice President of ICM, guiding the careers of, among others, Julia Roberts, Jennifer Lopez, Nicholas Cage, and Madonna. More recently, she has produced a broad, successful slate of films and television series including Maid in Manhattan, Mona Lisa Smile, Hustlers, Marry Me, Emily in Paris, The Fosters and many others.
What is this book about?
Lace. Rivals. Lucky. Valley of the Dolls. And now Climbing in Heels…
Beanie, Mercedes and Ella – a Valley Girl from LA, an English rose-with-thorns and a Kentucky blueblood, each denying their past while creating a future – together storm the boys’ club that is the hottest talent agency in 1980s Hollywood. A riveting story of friendship, betrayal and survival, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas’s debut novel is a rollicking tale of sex, drugs and power.
How did they get to the top? They climbed. In heels.