Pretty in Ink
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Publisher Description
"A sharp, hilarious romp through a spot-on believable women's magazine." --Sally Koslow, former Editor-in-Chief of McCall's
"An essential novel. . .engaging, sensitive, and so much fun. . .I wanted to hang out with the women of Hers Magazine long after I'd turned the last page." –Diana Spechler, author of Skinny
For years, Hers magazine has been a fixture on newsstands--relatable, reliable, and ever-so-slightly frumpy. But with sales slumping, Hers' editor-in-chief soon finds a pink slip in her inbox. And her ruthless, blisteringly high-heeled replacement may not be finished cleaning house yet. . .
Leah Brenner suspects she won't be on the payroll much longer either. A telecommuting, breast milk-pumping mom of three doesn't mesh with her new boss Mimi's vision of a sleeker, younger-skewing Hers. Not content with nabbing Leah's office, Mimi's protégée, Victoria, is itching to take over Leah's duties too--and she's not alone. As the summer rolls out, and staffers are asked to give up even their sexiest secrets to save the brand, everyone at Hers--the sycophantic new assistant; the photo editor who's sleeping with her boss; the Ivy League intern with oversized aspirations--will fight to keep her career, and some shred of dignity, intact.
Smart, perceptive, and hilarious, Lindsey Palmer's debut delivers an all too true-to-life tale of very different women faced with high-stakes choices in a rapidly changing--yet utterly familiar--world. . .
"Tantalizing. . .Pretty in Ink is part comic love story and part bloody valentine." ??Devan Sipher, New York Times "Vows" columnist and author of The Wedding Beat
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
In this debut novel, when Mimi Walsh is appointed the new editor-in-chief of Hers, a "middle-America" women's magazine, the staff shivers in their Prada boots. Mimi is looking for the sort of writer who is excited to trade her husband a sex act for expensive shoes and then blog about it. However, the current masthead is populated by fancy resumes who wish they were doing highbrow journalism but instead are stuck sneering at their target market, the "chubby women with bad hair and ill-fitting clothes" who buy Hers in Midwestern mega-malls. Each chapter is told from the perspective of a different employee. As a result, it's sometimes hard to get attached to follow the path of any one character. At the same time, it's the perfect structure for a story filled with juicy gossip and outrageous office politics. The result is a dishy, catty book, that's neither uplifting nor inspiring but an indulgent roll in the mud. Palmer writes this side of womanhood brilliantly.
