AMANDA BROWN
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School of Fortune (with Janice Weber) (2007)
Socialite Pippa Walker was supposed to get married in the biggest wedding in Texas' history. Her mother, Thayne, worked endlessly to ensure that everything was perfect right down to the exact size of all of Pippa's bridesmaids. But when Pippa suddenly finds out something isn't right with her handsome husband-to-be Lance, she calls off her wedding at the altar, causing a frenzy. Pippa also fears that she has inadvertently caused the sudden death of her beloved grandfather from shock. Suddenly disowned by her parents, not to mention sought by the paparazzi, Pippa finds the only person who will talk to her is the family lawyer, who informs her that she has been left a good chunk of her grandfather's money - about a billion dollars - but she can only claim this money if she gets a diploma. Since her grandfather wasn't specific about what kind of diploma, Pippa starts out on a hilarious journey of misadventures, using various aliases along the way to keep her identity hidden, that include driving school, where she accidentally drives Lance's blue Maserati into a hotel pool; matchmaking school, where she has an insane teacher just trying to make a quick buck; and even a clown academy where Pippa is chased by a large elephant and loved by a possessive dancing bear. But still Pippa is without a diploma. She finally calls her old friend Ginny who tells Pippa to enrol at the Mountbatten Savoy School of Household Management in Aspen, where Ginny has a vacation home. Pippa accepts this as a last resort and becomes the servant of a socialite in Las Vegas. With the help of a valet and a crazy chef, Pippa finally finds her own version of happiness. (AS)
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