THE SOCIAL CLIMBER
When you’re on top, you can get away with anything...
It’s the week before her wedding, and all of Eliza’s meticulous planning is about to pay off. She’s become the exact type of woman who would marry into the prominent, blue-blood Walker family – Ivy League credentials, a high-powered PR job, and a designer label wardrobe.
But as the big day approaches, secrets from Eliza’s past attending an Evangelical college start to throw her true motives into question. Who exactly is Eliza Bennet and what does she really want?
Written in a breakneck pace, capturing the glittering, privileged world of the one-percenters, THE SOCIAL CLIMBER is a gripping novel of one woman’s determination to seek justice at any cost.
"Pellegrino writes with a voice so sharp that at first you might not register the blood but by then, it's too late: you're already hooked. Fans of Jessica Knoll and Eliza Jane Brazier will devour this concoction of stinging wit, shrewd maneuvering, and skeletons lurking inside every walk-in closet." —Chandler Baker, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network
“Pellegrino guides the reader through a taut an unexpected thriller. The whip-smart dialogue and pop-culture references are just the backdrop for a tight and completely surprising story of revenge and love… Sharp, startling, sophisticated.” —Starred Booklist Review
“Pellegrino follows up the LJ-starred Smile and Look Pretty with dreamer-schemer Eliza Bennet set to marry upper-crust Graham Walker after pommeling her way into Manhattan high society and a top PR job. But word about shady doings in her evangelical-college past makes her friends start wondering who Eliza really is—and what she wants.” —Library Journal
“If you’re a Gen Z or millennial, read this book. Not only is there a shocking plot twist at the end of “The Social Climber” but it’s surprisingly *not* predictable — and you’ll adore all of the NYC descriptions and lululemon-wearing characters.” —The New York Post
“Okay, I absolutely LOVED this book. It has such a nice twist, plus all of my favorite things: rich people drama, a cut-throat social climber, AND a religious cult. Alternating between her college days (where she wasn’t the glamorous woman she is today, attending an evangelical Christian college) and present day in New York, it’s unputdownable. I really enjoyed this one, gobbling it up in a mere 24 hours.” —Grace Atwood, founder of The Stripe.
“It was giving me Luckiest Girl Alive vibes in the beginning. The plot is very different but the narrative of the protagonist is very Ani, so automatically I liked it. Then I wound up loving the book and I literally didn’t want it to end so I gave that five stars.” —Jackie Oshry, Host of The Toast & The Readheads Book Club Podcast
“My vibe of a book is a book that’s based in New York City, a hustler gal—if it’s romance or there’s a little thrill. So I was recommended to read it for all those reasons and it did not disappoint. It was perfect… It’s really good. And it has you latched from the beginning and that’s my favorite kind of book.” —Danielle Carolan, Host of Gals On The Go Podcast
Praise For The Social Climber