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Neurotic PR bigwig Edina Monsoon and her best friend Patsy, fashion editor of a glossy magazine, face a heavy day. Edina is a single mother trying to juggle her professional life with the needs of her fashion-senseless, disapproving teenage daughter. Will Patsy's moral support be enough? Perhaps a little wine will help.
Edina's weight problem becomes critical when she hears she is going to be visited by her reed-like model friend from the 60s. When her doctor refuses to give her diet pills, best friend Patsy has some simple advice: 'liposuction on the stomach and hips, bum lift, boob job, and lose a rib'.
With a suitably chosen wardrobe, Edina and Patsy go on vacation to Provence, where they find the language barrier is the least of their problems. Meanwhile, Edina hopes that, back home, daughter Saffron will transform herself into a raver.
Edina has had an isolation tank shipped in from LA. As she slips into a dream-like state, her world begins to change - but not necessarily for the better. Her assistant Bubble turns into a businesswoman, her daughter Saffron discovers boys, and Edina herself contemplates adopting Romanian orphans. She even finds herself attending Saffron's school open day.
Patsy and Saffron lock horns, Patsy gets Edina involved with her magazine, and Saffron and Edina's mother are victims of a Patsy makeover when, power-dressed to perfection, she makes her TV debut.
Edina has reached a milestone in her life - her fortieth birthday. Saffron takes it upon herself to organize a family get-together, but Edina is far from happy about the prospective guest list.
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