The Work Wife
A Novel
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- $279.00
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- $279.00
Descripción editorial
“[A] knockout debut…. Vengefully delicious.” —People
People Magazine Book of the Week * New York Post Hottest Book of the Season * Newsday Notable Book of Summer * USA Today Book of the Week * Salon Best Book of the Year
Three fierce women connected to a billionaire film mogul collide at a Hollywood party in this richly observed novel about female ambition, complicity, and privilege.
It’s the Hollywood event of the season, and anyone who’s anyone will be enjoying their evening at socialite Holly Stabler’s gorgeous hilltop estate. For personal assistant Zanne Klein, the gala is her chance at a promotion she’s chased for far too long, which means she’ll finally be able to buy a house, pay off her loans, and give her girlfriend the life she deserves.
But just when the perfect party seems to be in reach, Phoebe Lee, a talented director who mysteriously disappeared decades before, shows up uninvited—with a dark secret. As the event unfolds and truths are exposed, Zanne, Holly, and Phoebe are set on a collision course that promises to make the night one Hollywood will never forget…
“A bold and wholly satisfying novel about power, ambition, and the price women must often pay for their dreams.” —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of This Time Tomorrow
*Don't miss Alison B. Hart's next novel, April May June July, where leading up tp a family wedding, four estranged siblings lives collide after new clues surface about their long-missing father...
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Hart debuts with an intriguing kaleidoscopic look at a Hollywood scandal. The story unfolds over a single day from three women's points of view. There's Zanne Klein, 38, working as a personal assistant to director Ted Stabler; Ted's wife, Holly; and Phoebe Lee, Ted's first wife and former collaborator. Once a producer, Phoebe now teaches high school English. Her career shift seems to have stemmed from the fallout of a scandal involving Jerry Silver, a Harvey Weinsteinesque power player who had sexually harassed her. Holly, meanwhile, is the face of a new initiative meant to empower women filmmakers. The day culminates with an over-the-top party at the Stablers' house overseen by Zanne, who, after eight years on the job, is hoping for a promotion. Hart's incisive examination of sexual abuse in the entertainment industry resonates deeply as Zanne struggles to square her own ambition and livelihood with her moral compass, and Phoebe tries to make Ted understand the scope of the damage ("every time I have ever tried to take a step forward, on my own, without you, I get dragged back to that night"). Hart keeps up a brisk pace as Holly, Phoebe, and Zanne move toward a resolution regarding the Silver case. This strong outing satisfies.
