The film departs from the book in several ways. For example, in the film, Andrea is a graduate of Northwestern University; in the book, she is a graduate of Brown University. The film depicts Miranda asking Andrea to accompany her to Paris when a colleague falls ill. The book, however, has Emily catching mono and being unable to go with Miranda. In the book, Andrea's best friend Lily is an alcoholic who gets into a car crash, leaving Andrea to decide whether to stay with Miranda in Paris or return to assist her friend. The movie does not include any of these details and ends with Andrea and Miranda parting in Paris but viewing each other with mutual respect. In the book, however, Andrea curses Miranda to her face and is consequently fired.
