The Assistants

Zusatztext 79242260 Informationen zum Autor Camille Perri is the author of The Assistants . She has worked as a books editor for Cosmopolitan and Esquire . She has also been a ghostwriter of young-adult novels and a reference librarian. She holds a bachelor of arts degree from New York University and a master of library science degree from Queens College. Perri wrote the first draft of The Assistants while working as the assistant to the editor-in-chief of Esquire. Klappentext "Ocean's Eleven meets The Devil Wears Prada" (The Skimm) in this hilarious! razor-sharp debut novel about a group of overeducated and underpaid women who decide they've finally had enough... Rule #1: All important men have assistants. Rule #2: Men rule the world. Still. Rule #3: There is enough money. There is so much money. Tina Fontana is a thirty-year-old executive assistant to Robert Barlow! the CEO of Titan Corp.! a multinational media conglomerate. She's excellent at her job and beloved by her famous boss-but after six years of making reservations and pouring drinks from bottles that cost more than her rent! the glamour of working for a media company in New York has completely faded! but her student loan debt has not. When a technical error with Robert's expense report presents Tina with the opportunity to pay off the entire balance of her loans with what would essentially be pocket change for her boss! she hesitates. She's always played by the rules! but this would be a life-changer. As Tina begins to fall down the rabbit hole of her morally questionable plan! other assistants with crushing debt and fewer scruples approach her to say that they want in. Before she knows it! she's at the forefront of a movement that has implications far beyond what anyone anticipated... Prologue You've probably heard of my former boss. And even if you haven't heard of him, he has influenced you, I promise. Ever watched the all-day news or seen a big blockbuster summer movie? Him. Do you read the newspaper? What about one of those glossy magazines with magenta cover lines like Dirty Talk Hot Enough to Make His Boxers Combust? Him. Odds are, if you exist in the modern world, Robert owns all or a portion of the media you consume. He hovers around number thirty-five on the Forbes billionaire list. I was his assistant. All important men have assistants. That's the first principle I want you to remember. Do important women also have assistants? Yes, of course. But men rule the world. Still. That's the second principle I want you to remember. Men still rule the world. Not because this is some feminist manifesto, but because it's a simple fact essential to how this all started. And that's what everyone wants to knowthe reporters, the bloggerswhat they all want to know is how we did it. How Did Two Little Girls Outsmart the Most Powerful Man in New York? That was the Upworthy headline. I'm thirty years old; Emily's twenty-eight. My five feet four inches on tippy-toes brings down the average, but Emily is a solid six foot something in heels. Not so little. What Upworthy meant was powerless. A BuzzFeed story read: Modern-Day Robin Hoods Look More Like Charlie's Angels . They Photoshopped us into swimsuits and put guns in our hands. Gothamist dubbed our network the Secretary Sisterhood of Thieves! (Exclamation theirs.) Rumors, all of it. Internet chatter. No one knows for sure what actually happened. So, let me make this perfectly clear. It wasn't stealing, really. And it was almost by accident that we discovered just how much money there was out there for the taking. That's the third principle I want you to remember. There is enough money. There is so much money. Chapter 1 Here's how this whole ...

ldquo;Anyone who’s ever struggled to pay down a student loan and make the rent on that rat-infested apartment will savor this wry, keenly observed debut.”—People 

“Five pages into reading The Assistants, you know Perri has a hit on her hands...Nine to Five meets Thelma and Louise—except nobody dies at the end, rape is student debt and nearly every woman we meet is a survivor.”—The New York Times Book Review

“This read is Ocean’s Eleven meets The Devil Wears Prada, and it’ll go fast.”—*The Skimm

*“Wickedly funny.”—**Vanity Fair

“Reminders of the 1990s movie *Office Space* are present, with a millennial, feminist reboot...a fun, modern twist on a Robin Hood story.”—*Library Journal*

“Perri’s debut is reminiscent of the golden era of early-aughts chick-lit...The characters’ millennial concerns—overwhelming student-loan debt, underemployment, loneliness in a world of hyperconnectivity—ring true, making this a winner for readers who long for the return of light, clever novels with young, professional women at their center.”—Booklist (starred review)

“Attention readers fed up with their jobs: call in sick tomorrow and dive into this[crackling] debut...Perri's writing is quippy and the pace breezy...enjoy the sweetness of plotting revenge over cocktails (expensed, of course). You'll feel better after reading, promise.”—Kirkus Reviews

“If the characters of HBO’s Girls were capable of larceny and blackmail, they could be the main characters of Perri’s sharp first novel...Perri has a gift for the glib one-liner, and reserved Tina and glamorous Emily make for a great pairing, resulting in a smart and fresh novel.”—Publishers Weekly

“Anyone who has ever been an assistant will appreciate Camille Perri’s funny, honest, 100% relatable (and did I say funny?) debut novel about a band of exploited, entry-level strivers who even the score with their billionaire boss in the most ingenious way. After a long day at work, this is the book you’ll want to pick up—and, after reading it, you’ll never look at an expense report (or your colleagues) in the same way again.”—Elisabeth Egan, author of A Window Opens
 
“With an incredible sense of humor and an eye for detail, Perri perfectly captures what it's like to assist a high-powered boss. The Assistants is addictive, hilarious, and smart. It's 9 to 5 for the student loan generation.”—J. Courtney Sullivan, New York Times bestselling author of The Engagements and Maine

"Camille Perri’s The Assistants is a hilarious romp through the world of corporate greed and the people who assist them. It’s also a great story of criminal redemption. It was a blast from start to finish.”—Lisa Lutz, author of How to Start a Fire *and *The Spellman Files
  
“The Assistants is wry, thoughtful, and funny as hell. I read through the night with a huge smile on my face as lovable Tina Fontana and her raucous band of disenfranchised assistants wreak some Robin Hood-style havoc on their corporate overlords. I had no idea income inequality and grand larceny could be this much fun! I'm so glad Camille Perri did.”—Eliza Kennedy, author of I Take You

“This delicious page-turner is a rallying cry for everyone squandering their 20s in thankless servitude to those who will never share the wealth—unless someone cleverly forces their hand.”—Nicola Kraus, co-author of The Nanny Diaries and How To Be A Grown-Up
 
“Full of not-so-harmless fun and intriguing characters, The Assistants is a rallying cry for the leagues of overeducated and underpaid women who wonder, perhaps daily, why they’re still assistants.”—Domino.com

“This isn’t exactly the stuff fluffy romances are made of—it owes more to Robin Hood, or maybe B…