Very engaging and suspenseful novel! I read about it in the New York Times and thought it sounded interesting. The novel takes place at a highly esteemed and venerable law practice in NYC and the main character, Ingrid Yung, is brilliant and beautiful Asian American woman on her way towards partnership.....but there are a few obstacles in her way. And those obstacles also can be the reason she may get partner instead of her friend Murph, who is "typical." She is a woman and a minority, but she also has an impeccable work ethic. From Booklist:
When she’s simultaneously assigned to a huge case and
asked to spearhead the firm’s new diversity initiative, however,
Ingrid’s priorities begin to shift from playing the corporate game to
exposing the injustices of the old-boy network, even though it may cost
her both her partnership and her relationship with a fellow associate.
Debut novelist Wan, an associate general counsel at Time Inc. shows that
she has writing chops in addition to legal acumen. In spite of creating
a lackluster romance and pat epilogue, Wan succeeds in exploring and
fictionalizing the timely topics of sexism and racism in workplace
politics in a fluent, thought-provoking, and compelling tale.
I really enjoyed reading this book. It dealt with a lot of real issues and is told in an easy and engaging manner.
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