Jaded, Ela Lee
Jaded, Ela Lee
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Jaded
A Nove

Author: Ela Lee

Narrator: Rosa Escoda

Unabridged: 10 hr 12 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/19/2024


Synopsis

A young lawyer wakes up in the morning after a work gala with no memory of how she got home the previous night and must figure out what exactly happened—and how much she’s willing to put up with to make her way to the top of the corporate ladder—in this “smart, compulsively readable novel” (The New York Times).

Jade isn’t even my real name. Jade began as my Starbucks name, because all children of immigrants have a Starbucks name.

Jade has become everything she ever wanted to be. A successful lawyer. A dutiful daughter. A beloved girlfriend. A loyal friend. Until Jade wakes up the morning after a work event, naked and alone, with no idea how she got home. Caught between her parents who can’t understand, her boyfriend who feels betrayed, and her job that expects silence, the perfect world Jade has constructed starts to crumble.

For fans of Queenie and I May Destroy You, Jaded is a “raw, dark” (Refinery29) account of consent, power, race, sexism, and identity in a broken society.

About Ela Lee

Ela Lee was raised in London by her parents who emigrated from South Korea and Turkey. She attended the University of Oxford and previously practiced as a litigation lawyer.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on May 28, 2024

This thought provoking plot takes us on a compelling journey alongside Ceyda, affectionately known as Jade, a talented lawyer working at Reuban in London, UK. Her life appears to be on track, but a night of heavy drinking during a work event leaves her with a hazy memory and suspicions of sexual ass......more

Goodreads review by Ceecee on December 20, 2023

4 - 5 stars rounded up “Jade isn’t my real name, it’s Ceyda but Jade is my Starbucks name because all children of immigrants have them. I work for the prestigious law firm of Reuben, Fleisher and Wishall and I’ve worked very hard to fit in. At a client dinner and a night of heavy drinking particular......more

Goodreads review by Christy on January 29, 2024

'I played Twister with my personality, to see what fit best' Jade is the daughter of mixed-heritage, immigrant parents who have relentlessly toiled to build a life in England to give their daughter a future. But Jade isn't even really her name. It's an anglicised, phonetic take on her given Turkish n......more

Goodreads review by Dana on February 07, 2024

As a survivor, I find it incredibly difficult to rate this book objectively. The processing of sexual abuse by the main character, Jade, was beyond accurate: with the conflicting feelings, with the doubt, the second thoughts, fear and immense shame, and all the lies we tell ourselves just not to acc......more

Goodreads review by Booksblabbering || Cait❣️ on September 09, 2024

If you want to cry, scream, rage, and laugh on occasion, read (or listen as I recommend) this! Jade has shaped herself to be someone she thought was her happy ever after. Successful lawyer. Dutiful daughter. Beloved girlfriend. Loyal friend.
Then one night, a work event leads to fuzzy memories and i......more