Post Grad, Caroline Kitchener
Post Grad, Caroline Kitchener
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Post Grad
Five Women and their First Year Out of College

Author: Caroline Kitchener

Narrator: Amanda Dolan

Unabridged: 9 hr 5 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 04/11/2017


Synopsis

An honest and deeply reported account of five women and the opportunities and frustrations they face in the year following their graduation from an elite university.

Recent Princeton graduate Caroline Kitchener weaves together her experiences from her first year after college with that of four of her peers in order to delve more deeply into what the world now offers a female college graduate, and how the world perceives them.Each of the five girls in this diverse group were expected to attend college—but most had no clear expectations for their futures post-graduation. And as Kitchener follows each member of the group, it becomes harder to reduce them to stereotypes, harder either to defend or to judge their choices. Kitchener navigates expertly between the very personal and the wider sociological perspectives as she outlines a chronological year in the lives of all five women, illuminating and clarifying each one of their choices, victories, and foibles. Both a broad and an intensely individual exploration, Post Grad is a portrait of the shifting environment of that important year after graduation, as well as an intimate look at how a select group of very different individuals handles its challenges—navigating family tensions, relationships, jobs, and that ever-elusive notion of independence. 

About Caroline Kitchener

Caroline Kitchener graduated from Princeton in 2014 with a degree in History and Gender Studies. Her work has appeared on The Atlantic and The Guardian. She currently lives in Washington, D.C. with her partner.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ari

IQ "Sometimes she [Denise] had to remind herself that, even though she didn't have a tight group of best friends, she did have a lot of people who cared about her. They were just scattered" (177). I don't think it's news to anyone that recent college graduates face a lot of anxiety about leaving coll......more

Goodreads review by Morgan

Boy, I wish I would've had this book when I graduated from college back in 2014. Nevertheless, the book shows just how stressful and transformative that first year out of undergrad truly is.......more

Goodreads review by M.E.

Highly recommend! The first year out of college is a tough one for many women, who may find themselves suddenly removed from the tight-knit communities they developed--but no one really talks about it. Kitchener tackles the experiences of these five women with honesty and empathy, and I am grateful......more