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Promising Young Women
- Narrated by: Tessa Coates
- Length: 7 hrs and 59 mins
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Promising Young Women
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Publisher's Summary
Shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards - Newcomer of the Year
Jane Peters is an adrift 20-something by day and a world-weary agony aunt by night. But when an office party goes too far, Jane dissolves into the high-stakes world of being the Other Woman: a role she has the right advice for, but not the smarts to follow through on.
What starts out as a drunken mistake quickly unravels as Jane discovers that sex and power go hand in hand, and that it's hard to keep your head when you've become someone else's dirty little secret. And soon, her friendships, her sanity and even her life are put into jeopardy.
Critic Reviews
"So brilliant...I highly recommend it." (Dolly Alderton)
"I loved it. The writing is whipsmart and so witty." (Marian Keyes)
"A future classic." (Jane Casey)
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- Anonymous User
- 18-01-2024
Provoking
It’s funny, I kept waiting for it to turn into a dramatic “they’re drugging her and harvesting her eggs for a baby.” But the fact that there wasn’t anything like that made it so much better. Normal. Because unfortunately this kind of situation is normal. It was thought provoking and an incredible insight into women in the office and how some men will take advantage of them in any way possible. Amazing
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- Anonymous User
- 20-03-2023
Inhaled this!
Loved this book and listened to it so quickly. Really though provoking and well observed regarding the nuance involved in relationships with power dynamics and the feeling of being a young woman in a corporate food chain.
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- Camille
- 31-01-2024
Beautiful writing and great narrator
Caroline writes so beautifully, this is a stunning book full of so much emotion. The narrator did a wonderful job at giving the perfect voice to Jane.
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- Anonymous User
- 28-12-2023
Pleasantly surprised
A clever, entertaining novel with more layers than I expected. It was also very well read.
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- Kathryn H
- 03-10-2021
A good lockdown read
Maybe a little predictable but nevertheless an enjoyable read. For a first novel, excellent job.
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- Anonymous User
- 13-11-2023
Stumbled on a gem
Initially reading the title I thought this was a book adaptation of the movie promising young women. I was bracing for feminist revenge psychological thriller but was so tickled by this find.
The first chapters of this book were especially comforting giving Bridget Jones diary. If you love this you will also love into the deep that has similar themes of exploring sexuality, loss of work passion, and English humour you'll love this.
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- HelenB
- 10-01-2021
One of the best!
Wow...we need more books like this that call out the power imbalances that shape the lives of women. Written so well, an easy listen I’m which you align yourself easily with the narrator but feel her pain as the inconsistencies in modern society influence how she feels about herself and her future.
What a master of words to put the feelings of so many women into a story - BRILLIANT!
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- Anonymous User
- 05-01-2021
Loved it
Devoured the book in just over 24 hours. The narration was executed beautifully. Want to re listen already!
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- melharv
- 18-09-2023
Excellent
I loved this book and although I usually don't like when books dip into magical realism (though very lightly in this case) I didn't mind it here.
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- Anonymous User
- 17-10-2023
Great read!
I really enjoyed this book. Had a good story line and was quite believable!
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