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Careering

By: Daisy Buchanan
Narrated by: Celine Buckens, Jo Hartley
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'So perceptive and wise about the media, privilege, the differing but equally troubling pressures that women of all ages face, while still being moving, laugh out loud funny, and inspiring. I loved it.' Louise O'Neill, author of Idol

'As she did with sex in her first novel, Insatiable, now Daisy Buchanan holds up a mirror to the changing way we work in the raw and relatable Careering' Red

'This thought-provoking, emotionally intelligent, hilarious, sexy and always sharp novel is a fabulous ride.' Daily Mail

'A witty tale of the toxic world of modern work' Independent

careering (verb)
1. working endlessly for a job you used to love and now resent entirely
2. moving in a way that feels out of control

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Imogen has always dreamed of writing for a magazine. Infinite internships later, Imogen dreams of any job. Writing her blog around double shifts at the pub is neither fulfilling her creatively nor paying the bills.

Harri might just be Imogen's fairy godmother. She's moving from the glossy pages of Panache magazine to launch a fierce feminist site, The Know. And she thinks Imogen's most outrageous sexual content will help generate the clicks she needs.

But neither woman is aware of the crucial thing they have in common. Harri, at the other end of her career, has also been bitten and betrayed by the industry she has given herself to. Will she wake up to the way she's being exploited before her protégé realises that not everything is copy? Can either woman reconcile their love for work with the fact that work will never love them back? Or is a chaotic rebellion calling...

Hilarious and unflinchingly honest, Careering takes a hard look at the often toxic relationship working women have with their dream jobs.

©2022 Daisy Buchanan (P)2022 Hachette Audio UK
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Loved it

Buying the real life version immediately for the inevitable annual re-read and to quote endlessly.

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OK story, nightmare narration

The story was entertaining enough, none of the characters were particularly memorable. The narration was absolutely terrible! So inconsistent & all over the place, particularly for the supporting characters. Probably would have been more enjoyable to read the hard copy, rather than listen.

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The second half of the book was just a mess

The plotline of this story was so random. There was no difficulty for the main characters to overcome and the character development was woeful - characters making decisions and saying things that made no sense with what had happened previously.
It also would have been good if the synopsis said anything about the book being about sex. This aside, the sexual aspect of the book was very poorly written.

The only thing that kept me listening was the narration, which was good. Except for the terrible accents put on when voicing the other characters. The accents didn't match from one perspective to the other and didn't even stay consistent throughout the book.

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