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The Work Wife

A Novel

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"[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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    • Library Journal

      September 1, 2022

      Hart's debut takes place over a single day, transporting listeners deep into the lives of the ostentatiously wealthy, where money can solve nearly every problem. Thirty-eight-year-old Zanne Klein has worked for Hollywood power couple Ted and Holly Stabler for a decade. This was never her dream job, but it is easy, if somewhat unsettling, and it allows her to buy a house, pay off her student loans, and live comfortably with her girlfriend. As Zanne is preparing for a massive fundraising benefit, Ted's former business partner, Phoebe Lee, appears, setting off events that reveal the ugliness behind the Stablers' opulent lifestyle. Narrator Soneela Nankani poignantly describes Zanne's devastation as she realizes that she has unknowingly become involved in the Stablers' web of lies. Zanne must decide whether what she does is worth the emotional and ethical toll. Nankani strikes exactly the right note as she describes how Hart's three central characters--Zanne, Holly, and Phoebe--weigh the costs of being powerful women in such a ruthless world. VERDICT A must-buy. This bold novel will appeal to listeners who appreciate ethical dilemmas and moral ambiguities.--Elyssa Everling

      Copyright 2022 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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