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Amy Odell is a fashion journalist. Her work has appeared in New York magazine, The Economist's 1843, Bloomberg Businessweek and numerous other publications. She is the author of Anna and Tales from the Back Row. Find out more at AmyOdell.com.Like a nonfiction version of <i>The</i> <i>Devil Wears Prada</i>
- Elizabeth Day,
An <b>impressively </b><b>detailed </b>portrait that reveals much about Wintour's management style and early career
Financial Times, Books of the Year
<b>Fascinating</b>
Sunday Times
Odell's book is <b>deeply sourced and rich </b><b>with anecdotes</b>. Although she's clearly sympathetic to her subject, she's direct in addressing Wintour's missteps.
The Times
Odell's extensive reporting dredges up <b>a wealth of delightful details</b>...You'll walk away knowing every step - and misstep - in Wintour's famous ascent to the heights of magazinedom.
New York Times
The secret to [Anna's] longevity is the subject of Odell's biography, which is drawn from interviews with Wintour's tightknit inner circle. Given that she's famously private and notoriously aloof, the participation of intimates in the book's reporting indicates a green light from Wintour herself. But <b>Odell is unsparing</b>, detailing Wintour's ambitious rise and ruthless power grabs, dotting the narrative with a healthy amount of gossip and color.
Bloomberg Businessweek
A dissection of one of fashion's most controversial figures and a window into the glossy pages of Vogue, Amy Odell's <b>definitive </b>Anna Wintour bio balances criticism with understanding and stories of true sadism: Imagine telling Oprah to lose 20 pounds for a cover
Rolling Stone
A <b>fascinating </b>portrait of the secretive queen of fashion. The devil is in the detail.
- Andrew Morton,
Odell takes her readers behind Wintour's iconic bob and sunglasses in this <b>deeply researched</b> account, delivering a close-up view of the most powerful woman in fashion.
- Sara Gay Forden, author of THE HOUSE OF GUCCI,
The details of Anna Wintour's life have been kept as tantalizingly hidden as her eyes behind her trademark sunglasses. This book tells her stunning story. <b>Extraordinarily sweeping, astute and unputdownable.</b>
- Sheila Weller, New York Times bestselling author of CARRIE FISHER: A LIFE ON THE EDGE and GIRLS LIKE US,
<i>Anna</i> is <b>brilliantly written and well-researched</b>, full of the kinds of details you've always wanted to know about Wintour's early life, and the ways in which she used her considerable gifts to amass astonishing, and enduring, power and influence.
- Laurie Woolever, author of BOURDAIN, THE DEFINITIVE ORAL BIOGRAPHY,