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Whisper Network de Chandler Baker

Whisper Network

Autor Chandler Baker
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 iul 2020

Descoperim aici imaginea unor femei care s-au obișnuit să „se aplece” spre zvonuri nu din curiozitate, ci ca mecanism de supraviețuire. Premisa romanului Whisper Network ne introduce în birourile reci ale unei firme de avocatură, unde moartea subită a CEO-ului deschide calea spre putere pentru Ames, un bărbat a cărui reputație este de mult timp pătată de șoapte nespuse. Sloane, Ardie, Grace și Rosalita nu mai sunt însă dispuse să ignore ceea ce se ascunde sub preș, iar decizia lor de a rupe tăcerea declanșează un efect de domino care scoate la iveală minciuni periculoase.

Stilul lui Chandler Baker este marcat de o precizie chirurgicală, explicabilă prin experiența sa reală în dreptul corporatist. Ritmul este alert, dar textul își găsește momente de introspecție profundă asupra rolurilor multiple pe care femeile le joacă: mame, colege, adversare și, în final, aliate. Cine a citit Whispers de Ashley Audrain va recunoaște aici explorarea vieților secrete ale femeilor, însă Whisper Network se distinge prin transformarea acestor secrete într-o armă socială și juridică activă.

Față de lucrările sale anterioare, precum Alive sau seria High School Horror, unde Baker cocheta cu elemente gotice și horror pentru adolescenți, acest roman marchează o maturizare tematică. Dacă în The Husbands autoarea analiza dinamica puterii în cuplu și mediul domestic, aici ea mută lupa asupra sistemului corporatist. Rezultatul este un roman polițist contemporan care funcționează ca un omagiu adus solidarității feminine, fără a evita însă complexitatea și compromisurile morale ale protagonistelor sale.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781250205360
ISBN-10: 1250205360
Pagini: 352
Dimensiuni: 139 x 209 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.32 kg
Editura: Flatiron Books

De ce să citești această carte

Recomandăm această carte oricărui cititor care caută un roman polițist cu miză socială puternică. Este o lectură esențială pentru a înțelege nuanțele mișcării #MeToo într-un cadru profesional realist. Câștigați nu doar o poveste plină de suspans despre un incident catastrofal la birou, ci și o analiză onestă a modului în care femeile navighează structurile de putere. Este, în esență, un manifest narativ despre curajul de a transforma șoaptele în voce publică.

Despre autor

Chandler Baker a crescut în Florida și a urmat studii juridice la Universitatea din Texas, profesând în prezent ca avocat corporatist în Austin. Această expertiză profesională infuzează scrierile sale cu un realism juridic și social rar întâlnit. Deși și-a început cariera literară cu romane pentru tineri (YA) și povești cu nuanțe horror, precum Teen Frankenstein, succesul internațional l-a obținut cu romanele sale de ficțiune contemporană. Whisper Network, debutul său pentru adulți, a confirmat-o ca o voce importantă în literatura feministă actuală, fiind urmat de succesul The Husbands.

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AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
"Honest, timely, and completely thrilling." --Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick)
"Part page-turning thriller, part smart examination of the #MeToo movement, part feminist rallying cry...Whisper Network is the satisfying "beach read" we've earned."
--The Daily Beast Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc. for years. The sudden death of Truviv's CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge. But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently. This time, when they find out Ames is making an inappropriate move on a colleague, they aren't willing to let it go. This time, they've decided enough is enough. Sloane and her colleagues' decision to take a stand sets in motion a catastrophic shift in the office. Lies will be uncovered. Secrets will be exposed. And not everyone will survive. All of their lives--as women, colleagues, mothers, wives, friends, even adversaries--will change dramatically as a result. If only you had listened to us," they tell us on page one of Chandler Baker's Whisper Network, "none of this would have happened. "Exciting and sprinkled with razor-sharp insights about what it is to be a woman today, Whisper Network is a witty and timely story that will make you cheer for sisterhood."--Liv Constantine, USA Today bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

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'WOW what a read... A book for the women of today. I loved it!!!!!'

'I am still thinking about Whisper Network weeks after reading the last page'

'I could not put this book down'

'Do yourself a favour ladies and read this well-paced, witty and ballsy homage to working women everywhere'

'Furious and relevant... I loved it so much' CLARE MACKINTOSH

***THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER***
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'Ms. Sandberg was right about something. We had to lean in. It was the only way to hear the whispers...'

Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita have worked in the same legal office for years. The sudden death of the firm's CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge.

But the world has changed, and the women are watching this latest promotion for Ames differently.

This time, they've decided enough is enough.

Sloane and her colleagues' decision to take a stand sets in motion something catastrophic and unstoppable: lies will be uncovered, secrets will be exposed and not everyone will survive. All their lives - as women, colleagues, mothers, adversaries - will be changed for ever.

'Add another great book to your beach bag! This story has a workplace murder mystery that happens in today's #MeToo era. It's honest, timely and completely thrilling - I was so surprised to find out who the murderer was!'
REESE WITHERSPOON

'It's The Firm meets 9 To 5. This is a juicy air-punch of a novel'
ALEXANDRA HEMINSLEY, GRAZIA

'Slick, smart, fierce, it's Big Little Lies set against attorneys and recast in the light of #MeToo. Relevant, resonant and rage inducing'
SARAH VAUGHAN

'A barnstorming modern novel'
EVENING STANDARD MAGAZINE

'Smart, witty and scarily relateable... this is going to get everyone talking'
FABULOUS MAGAZINE

'Witty and timely will make you cheer for sisterhood'
LIV CONSTANTINE

'A timely and apposite #MeToo novel, but also a clever thriller, which highlights the many ways in which women are discriminated against in the workplace'
SARA MANNING RED MAGAZINE

'A primal roar of a novel. A fantastic read'
RILEY SAGER

'A thriller for the #metoo era'
LUCY MANGAN, STYLIST

Recenzii

Add another great book to your beach bag! This story has a workplace murder mystery that happens in today's #MeToo era. It's honest, timely and completely thrilling - I was so surprised to find out who the murderer was!
This is a poolside treat. One of those novels you put down reluctantly and long to get back to all day... A great read, brilliantly written, in which class, betrayal and friendship take centre stage.
You'll recognise every character in Whisper Network. Furious and relevant writing: the ultimate #metoo book. I loved it so much.
Slick, smart, fierce, it's Big Little Lies set against attorneys and recast in the light of #metoo. Relevant, resonant and rage inducing.
Don't be fooled by its title. Whisper Network is a primal roar of a novel. Furiously funny and just plain furious, it's as timely as today's headlines and as big-hearted as your best work friend. A fantastic read.
A thriller for the #metoo era
Part work-based thriller, part feminist call to arms... It's The Firm meets 9-5. This is a juicy air-punch of a novel
What do you get if you mix Big Little Lies with the #MeToo scandal? This perfect-for-now tale of four women who take a stand against their misogynistic boss, with results none of them could have foreseen. A barnstorming modern novel
Woah. What an incredible page turner. Simply loved Whisper Network
A fierce and funny #MeToo thriller set in the corporate world
A timely and apposite #MeToo novel, but also a clever thriller, which highlights the many ways in which women are discriminated against in the workplace
[A] gripping thriller about #MeToo in the workplace - pack Whisper Network by Chandler Baker for a page-turning read'
Smart, witty and scarily relatable in this #MeToo era, this is going to get everyone talking.
It's Nine to Five on speed. This preternaturally timely novel - provocative, disturbing, and (dare I say it?) surprisingly fun - is serrated as a kitchen knife, and twice as sharp. I read it with horror. I read it with pleasure. I'll read it again.
The best thrillers are those that leave us wondering if we're actually reading fiction. Chandler Baker has given us that kind of book.
Exciting and sprinkled with razor-sharp insights about what it is to be a woman today, Whisper Network is a witty and timely story that will make you cheer for sisterhood.
A clever whodunit that confronts what it's like to a working woman right now
A great read . . . This has a huge buzz in the book world already and deservedly so! You'll wanna take this one on vacation with you
Big Little Lies in a Texas power suit...[Baker] captures keenly what it means to be a modern woman in an old boys' world.
Whisper Network manages to be provocative, timely, and a ripping good read: A murder mystery and a manifesto all rolled up into one. I couldn't put it down.
This book is gonna be huge... Topical, unflinching and sharp
Compelling and disturbing. Pierces right to the centre of the current zeitgeist.
Viciously funny and compulsively readable... [Whisper Network] is a breezy page-turner of a book, which is the brilliance of it: Under the froth is an unmistakable layer of justified rage.
Baker's caustic debut - about four women working in corporate America who all have secrets about their new male boss - might just make the strongest claim yet for the thriller of the #MeToo era.
In the midst of a police investigation and meetings involving suits and counter suits, Baker works in succinct statements about the quandaries of modern women: torn between motherhood and work, plagued with guilt about nearly everything, suppressing their femininity while being undervalued because of their sex, and schooled in secrecy. These truths serve to bolster the plot, not distract from it, and the result is a compulsively readable mystery with a strong message. Don't miss it.
Big Little Lies meets Working Girl
A delectable read