Thanks to Staci Burt of Wunderkind PR, I am giving away one copy of The Partner.
Book Description:
A young attorney must choose between the prestige of partnership and the American Dream that she—and her immigrant parents—have come so close to achieving in The Partner Track, a riveting debut from Helen Wan
In the eyes of her corporate law firm, Ingrid Yung is a “two-fer.” As a Chinese-American woman about to be ushered into the elite rank of partner, she’s the face of Parsons Valentine & Hunt LLP’s recruiting brochures–their treasured “Golden Girl.” But behind the firm’s welcoming façade lies the scotch-sipping, cigar-smoking old-boy network that shuts out lawyers like Ingrid. To compensate, Ingrid gamely plays in the softball league, schmoozes in the corporate cafeteria, and puts in the billable hours—until a horrifically offensive performance at the law firm’s annual summer outing throws the carefully constructed image way out of equilibrium.
Scrambling to do damage control, Parsons Valentine announces a new “Diversity Initiative” and commands a reluctant Ingrid to spearhead the effort, taking her priority away from the enormous deal that was to be the final step in securing partnership. For the first time, Ingrid finds herself at odds with her colleagues—including her handsome, golden-boy boyfriend—in a clash of class, race, and sexual politics.
About Helen Wan:
HELEN WAN is Associate General Counsel at the Time Inc. division of Time Warner Inc. Before that, she practiced corporate and media law at law firms in New York. Born in California and raised near Washington, D.C., Wan is a graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia School of Law. Her essays and reviews of fiction have been published in The Washington Post and elsewhere. She lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with her husband and son.
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Ingrid’s story sounds like it has a lot of twists and that path to partner…the law firm holy grail. Thanks for the chance to win! JHolden955(at)gmail(dot)com
As a refugee from private practice in a large New York law firm (& now, very happily, an attorney in the government), I know I will find this book fascinating.
Ingrid’s story sounds like it has a lot of twists and that path to partner…the law firm holy grail. Thanks for the chance to win!
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the story sounds different
Sounds fascinating! I wish you well with this release:)
Great and compelling novel. saubleb(at)gmail(dot)com
Sounds like a very interesting story. She seems to have to face a lot hardships to make it in her business. Thanks for having the giveaway.
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As a refugee from private practice in a large New York law firm (& now, very happily, an attorney in the government), I know I will find this book fascinating.
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I’d love to win this book! This is a world I’d like to know more about.rosita{DOT}p{DOT}mariani{AT}gmail{DOT}com