Women Are The Fiercest Creatures
A Novel
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3.8 • 40 Ratings
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- $9.99
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
In this wildly addictive novel, three overlooked women take on the charming, manipulative tech CEO who wrote them out of his startup’s history.
THREE WOMEN, ONE CHARMING TECH CEO, AND THE LONG-HELD SECRETS THAT ENTANGLE THEIR LIVES
Anna Sarnoff is still reeling from her quickie divorce from tech wunderkind Jake Sarnoff. Forced out of the company that she helped Jake build, Anna is trying to adapt to her new roles of ex-wife and solo parent. Across town, unanswered questions gnaw at Samanta Flores-Walsh, Jake’s college girlfriend, when she learns that Jake is planning to take his billion-dollar company public. Is it too late for justice? And then there’s Jake’s much younger new wife, Jessica, who’s struggling to stay afloat as a new mom while her high-profile husband grows distant.
Set in the wealthy enclaves of Seattle’s tech elite, Women Are The Fiercest Creatures is a searing look at the complexities of family, the obstacles women must navigate, and the secrets that threaten to destroy their lives.
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
In Andrea Dunlop’s engrossing and empowering drama, three women discover they have more in common than one self-centered man. Anna was married to Jake while he built the social media platform that made him a household name. Jessica is the woman he left Anna for, and Sam is the ex-girlfriend he dated before either of them. All three women are raising his children, and all three know how irresistible and toxic he can be. Dunlop makes each of her main characters relatable and empathetic, so we cheer for them when the truth about Jake’s lies and manipulation starts to come out. The women’s genuinely supportive bond stands in stark contrast to the empty feminist platitudes that Jake and his company spout. Women Are the Fiercest Creatures is a stand-up-and-cheer read, perfect for your book club.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Dunlop (We Came Here to Forget) follows two women whose ideas are exploited by a tech entrepreneur in this dramatic if simplistic outing. Jake Sarnoff is about to become a dad again with his much younger second wife Jessica, whom he started seeing while still married to Anna. Jake still flirts with Anna and relies on her for support and advice regarding his social media site, Strangers, which Anna helped create. In public, Jake pays a lot of lip service to the importance of family, but at home, he hardly lifts a finger. Meanwhile, Sam Flores-Walsh moves to town and founds a popular yoga studio that Jessica frequents, though she's unaware that Sam is Jake's ex and an uncredited cofounder of Strangers. Sam has been telling a reporter at the New York Times how Jake ran with her concept and cut her out of the company, though she's worried she doesn't have enough proof. Though Dunlop's girl-power angle feels a bit stock ("A mother is capable of anything," reads one of Sam's Instagram posts; Anna and a friend clank wine glasses and shout "fuck the patriarchy"), she does a good job showing Jake's slippery, selfish nature. There's plenty to root for, but readers who prefer nuance should look elsewhere.
Customer Reviews
Fascinating story of two women …
Entertaining & surprising … wonderful study of women making hard choices & living with consequences; figuring out how to grow as daughters, mothers, professionals & friends.