We’re Amazing! - Synopsis

Emma is 25 years old and works, unhappily, in TV, on talent show “We’re Amazing.” As the novel opens she has just split up with Tim, her boyfriend of two years.

Emma and Cosmo, a sexy TV psychologist, go out on date, which goes well.

Emma produces her first show, which is a disaster largely due to Elle’s inexperience.

Emma’s flatmate Rachel has a dinner party because she wants to invite Damian, a colleague of Emma’s. She asks Emma to invite someone. Emma invites Nick as she doesn’t feel she can invite Cosmo but sends him home at the end of the evening.

She tells Nick she has only just come out of a relationship and doesn’t want another one, but she is happy for them to be friends.

Emma is delighted when Cosmo asks her to spend the weekend in the country with him.

Rachel tells Emma she might have seen her mum with a man. Emma thinks she must be mistaken.

At a work leaving do, Emma notices Damian leave with Elle.

Elle tells Emma about her night with Damian. She decides she should tell Rachel what happened but Rachel rushes out before she gets the chance. Emma’s Mum turns up saying she has left her Dad having been reunited with a childhood sweetheart on Facebook. Emma is appalled to hear she is having an affair but manages to persuade her to go back to Dad.

Elle is unexpectedly sacked by married boss Zak (which whom she is having an affair) as her fling with Damian becomes office gossip. Emma tells Rachel about Damian. Emma and Cosmo go out and bump into Nick in a bar.
Cosmo spends the night with Emma. Emma’s Dad rings and says her Mum is behaving oddly, asking for advice.

Cosmo asks Emma to move in with him. Rachel complains she thinks she was followed home. Emma tells her she is being paranoid.

Emma opens her door to have a flashgun go off in her face. It transpires Cosmo, psychologist and expounder of good family values, is not really a qualified psychologist. He also has a girlfriend he has recently abandoned with their child. Nick comes round to help and comfort Emma.

Back at work. Emma is expecting to be sacked, but is surprised to find Zak ecstatic at the publicity for the show, which now has soaring ratings and an extended commission. Emma is made executive producer of companion show “We’re Even More Amazing” but first Zak offers Emma the chance to spend a few weeks in a ski resort producing a documentary. Emma is unsure. Mum says Dad is making an effort but she’s still seeing Alan.

Cosmo calls Emma with his excuses and pleads with her not to leave him. Breaking her resolve to tell him to leave her alone, she says she will think about it. She tells Zak she’ll take the skiing job.

Emma leaves for skiing job with Damian. They are staying with Camilla, a very hearty chalet girl.

They start filming featuring resort manager Peter and assistant Mogul. Nick comes out to do advance press. Emma and Nick have a lovely day skiing together. Damian breaks three limbs. Cosmo calls, Emma tells him to leave her alone.

Presenter Mandy arrives in resort. Mum rings – she’s ditched her lover Alan.

On Christmas Day Mandy and Peter get together. Emma makes a drunken move on Nick but he rejects her.

Back at home, Emma discusses with Rachel whether to take Cosmo back and hatches a plan with Elle and Beki.

Cosmo is lured onto “We’re Even More Amazing!” for a showdown on live TV. Tim, Damian and Zak are also named and shamed.

Zak, although unaware of what Emma was planning, is delighted with the show and offers Emma another promotion. But Emma hands in her resignation before going out for dinner with Nick.