Bond Girl
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- 7,99 €
Beschreibung des Verlags
The Devil Wears Prada meets Wall Street in this fast–paced, hilarious odyssey in four–inch heels.
Whilst some bankers take 15 minutes to agree on a font size for a presentation, Alex Gerrett discovers that it takes her only one minute to lose her new bank $93,000 on her first trade. Welcome to the world of finance.
Being at the bottom of the corporate ladder in one of Wall street's biggest powerhouses is like having landed in a giant adult playground for new-girl-on-the-block Alex. As a child she witnessed the 'glamour' of the money-making machine via her banker dad. Now, she has survived the 'do-you-squeeze-the-toothpaste-from-the-bottom-or-the-top?' question in the interview and is heading for The City.
Her 'Watch Out Wall Street, Here I Come' attitude is soon punctured by her status as the one with the folding chair instead of a desk.
She has a lot to learn, for example:
A $65 limo ride is a completely acceptable way to travel ten blocks…… or five blocks if it’s raining.Knowing maths is important – but nowhere near as important as you’d think!A bet is a bet is a bet. If you lose as credit card roulette, you will pay the bill. No one cares that it’s your first job and the bill is $10,000.
And with things looking a little sticky on the World’s markets, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.
Reviews
“I’m crazy about Bond Girl. Erin Duffy is a fresh, funny, and fabulous new voice in literature.…Great story. Delicious debut.” – Adriana Trigiani, author of Lucia, Lucia and Brava, Valentine
About the author
Erin Duffy graduated from Georgetown University in 2000 with a B.A. in English and went on to spend more than a decade working in fixed income sales on Wall Street. She currently lives in New York. Bond Girl is her first novel.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Despite promising insider secrets about what really happens at a Wall Street firm, Duffy's debut crashes as fast as the stock market did. Alex Garrett, a recent college graduate who began her Wall Street career in 2006, dreams of fast-talking days on the trading floor. Instead, she sits on a folding chair at a government bond desk, fetches ridiculously large takeout orders, and serves as a doormat for her colleagues, as well as the office ladies' man she dates. While the peculiar tasks Alex is forced to fulfill with a "yes, sir" attitude, and the crazy tales of work life pique the reader's curiosity, these stories quickly become boring. Unfortunately, Duffy's attempt to sell her trade secrets doesn't pan out, and it's hard to sustain interest by the time she gets to the number one thing you'll want to know about working on "the Street."
