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Not Safe For Work - A Novel

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Informationen zum Autor Isabel Kaplan graduated from Harvard and holds an MFA in creative writing from NYU. She was born and raised in Los Angeles. Klappentext The compulsively readable novel about a young woman trying to succeed in Hollywood without selling her soul - perfect for fans of Sweetbitter, My Dark Vanessa and Exciting Times'Deliciously sharp, ridiculously funny, and surprisingly heartfelt' COCO MELLORS'A blistering look at the hidden side of Hollywood' GLAMOUR'Frank, funny and unputdownable' CLAIRE MESSUD'Glittering. A funny, spiky, compulsive story about toxic workplaces' EVENING STANDARD'A frank account of leaning in and its inherent filthiness' RAVEN LEILANI________You knew Hollywood would be difficult. So when you land a job in television, you're ready for anything: pulling all-nighters, leaning on your powerful mother's contacts, keeping your boss happy whatever - and whoever - the cost. You thrive under pressure, and are determined to excel. But there's a dark side to the industry that's about to rear its head. And soon, you must decide your place in it:Follower. Troublemaker. People-pleaser. Rulebreaker. If you don't know who you are yet, how can you know where you stand?But no one is supposed to have it all figured out . . . Right?________'Sharp, fun . . . The writing is fresh and stylish. I loved it' DAILY MAIL'Wholly engrossing and shrewdly observational' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS'An intoxicating exploration of male-dominated workplaces' TIME'Ambition bites back . . . So visceral is the narrator's voice that every time I opened the book it felt like sliding into uncomfortable heels. Brave' NEW YORK TIMESLonglisted for the Center for Fiction Prize Zusammenfassung The compulsively readable novel about a young woman trying to succeed in Hollywood without selling her soul - perfect for fans of Sweetbitter , My Dark Vanessa and Exciting Times 'Deliciously sharp, ridiculously funny, and surprisingly heartfelt' COCO MELLORS 'A blistering look at the hidden side of Hollywood' GLAMOUR 'Frank, funny and unputdownable' CLAIRE MESSUD 'Glittering. A funny, spiky, compulsive story about toxic workplaces' EVENING STANDARD 'A frank account of leaning in and its inherent filthiness' RAVEN LEILANI ________ You knew Hollywood would be difficult. So when you land a job in television, you're ready for anything: pulling all-nighters, leaning on your powerful mother's contacts, keeping your boss happy whatever - and whoever - the cost. You thrive under pressure, and are determined to excel. But there's a dark side to the industry that's about to rear its head. And soon, you must decide your place in it: Follower. Troublemaker. People-pleaser. Rulebreaker. If you don't know who you are yet, how can you know where you stand? But no one is supposed to have it all figured out . . . Right? ________ 'Sharp, fun . . . The writing is fresh and stylish. I loved it' DAILY MAIL 'Wholly engrossing and shrewdly observational' ZAKIYA DALILA HARRIS 'An intoxicating exploration of male-dominated workplaces' TIME 'Ambition bites back . . . So visceral is the narrator's voice that every time I opened the book it felt like sliding into uncomfortable heels. Brave' NEW YORK TIMES Longlisted for the Center for Fiction Prize ...

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Authors Isabel Kaplan
Publisher Penguin Books Uk
 
Languages English
Product format Paperback
Released 22.06.2023
 
EAN 9781405950398
ISBN 978-1-4059-5039-8
No. of pages 320
Dimensions 126 mm x 196 mm x 24 mm
Subjects Fiction > Narrative literature
Fiction > Narrative literature > Contemporary literature (from 1945)

Hollywood, FICTION / Coming of Age, FICTION / Women, FICTION / Literary, FICTION / Friendship, FICTION / City Life, California, Narrative theme: Social issues, Narrative theme: Coming of age, 21st century, c 2000 to c 2100, Contemporary lifestyle fiction

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