Synopses & Reviews
"Citizen Girl follows an ambitious and idealistic young woman as she confronts what it means to be young and female in the new economy, where a college degree entitles you to make copies and color-coordinate file folders--if you're lucky. Struggling to keep up with the essential trinity of food, shelter, and student loans, Girl works with a group of waist-band-adverse women who refuse to acknowledge her talents or her ambition. But the job from hell is nowhere near as bad as unemployment turns out to be, so when Girl finally lands the job of her dreams she ignores her misgivings and concentrates on getting the job done...even though she's not quite sure what the job is. Shocking, funny, and startlingly relevant, "Citizen Girl captures with biting accuracy a paradoxical world in which "feminism" and "freedom" compete for space with that other f-word. A personal glimpse into an impersonal world, "Citizen Girl is an edgy and heartfelt, an entertaining read that isn't afraid to pose some tough questions. What does it mean to be a young woman working today? Is it really possible to keep your integrity and still get ahead? Have we really come a long way baby?
Synopsis
From the phenomenal bestselling authors of "The Nanny Diaries" comes a no-holds-barred look at one young woman's career odyssey that captures, with biting accuracy, a paradoxical, impersonal world in which Girl learns what it means to be young and female in the new economy. Abridged. 5 CDs.
Synopsis
Another biting satire from Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, Authors of the #1 New York Times Bestseller The Nanny Diaries.Working in a world where a college degree qualifies her to make photocopies and color-coordinate file folders, twenty-four year old Girl is struggling to keep up with the essential trinity of food, shelter, and student loans. So when she finally lands the job of her dreams she ignores her misgivings and concentrates on getting the job done...whatever that may be.
Sharply observed and devastatingly funny, Citizen Girl captures what it means to be young and female in the new economy. A personal glimpse into an impersonal world, Citizen Girl is edgy and heartfelt, an entertaining story that is startlingly relevant.