The Work Wife, Alison B. Hart
The Work Wife, Alison B. Hart
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The Work Wife
A Novel

Author: Alison B. Hart

Narrator: Soneela Nankani

Unabridged: 10 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/19/2022


Synopsis

“[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...

About Alison B. Hart

Alison B. Hart is the author of The Work Wife and April May June July. Her writing has appeared in Joyland Magazine, Literary Hub, The Missouri Review, and The Millions, among others. She co-founded the long-running reading series at Pete’s Candy Store in Brooklyn and received her MFA from The New School. She grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in North Carolina. Find her on Twitter, @alisonbhart, and on Instagram, @alisonhart800.


Reviews

I thought this one was going to be a nice juicy read, but i had a hard time getting into it. I don't think these stories about the hollywood elites are my favorite. 😬 Do not let my opinion dissuade you, because I have seen many trusted reviewers really enjoying this one. Thank you to the publisher f......more

Goodreads review by Jenny

Full disclosure: I received an ARC from the author. All opinions are my own. There should be a word for a book that is both a 'page turner' and one you never want to end. This sometimes painful and beautiful story is (and will be) a touchstone for the emerging and overdue Me Too stories that are comi......more

Goodreads review by Amy

When I first started this one I was thinking, ok this is gonna be kind of a light read, definitely some drama but nothing too deep. Well I was wrong, this absolutely went darker and even though it wasn’t what I was expecting I ended up really liking it. It’s told over the course of just one day and......more

Goodreads review by Marsha

Triple POV, the wife, the former wife, the work wife. The man is a big Hollywood producer who takes advantage without cognizance, as easily as he breathes. It all happens on a single day, when there's a big fundraiser at the compound to raise money for low-income mothers and the three women compare......more