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Helen Wan

    Helen Wan entwirft Erzählungen, die sich mit den Komplexitäten des modernen Lebens auseinandersetzen, insbesondere mit dem Spannungsfeld zwischen persönlichen Ambitionen und gesellschaftlichen Erwartungen. Ihre Schriften erforschen oft Themen wie Identität, Kultur und die Suche nach Sinn in der heutigen schnelllebigen Welt. Durch aufschlussreiche Beobachtungen und einfühlsame Charakterdarstellungen deckt sie die feinen Nuancen von Beziehungen und inneren Kämpfen auf. Ihre Werke regen die Leser dazu an, über ihre eigenen Reisen und ihren Platz in der Gesellschaft nachzudenken.

    The Partner Track
    • The Partner Track

      • 304 Seiten
      • 11 Lesestunden
      3,8(37)Abgeben

      "A young attorney must choose between the prestige of partnership and the American Dream that she--and her immigrant parents--have come so close to achieving in this riveting debut. In the eyes of her corporate law firm, Ingrid Yung is a "two-fer." As a Chinese-American woman about to be ushered into the elite rank of partner, she's the face of Parsons Valentine & Hunt LLP's recruiting brochures--their treasured "Golden Girl." But behind the firm's welcoming facade lies the scotch-sipping, cigar-smoking old-boy network that shuts out lawyers like Ingrid. To compensate, Ingrid gamely plays in the softball league, schmoozes in the corporate cafeteria, and puts in the billable hours--until a horrifically offensive performance at the law firm's annual summer outing throws the carefully constructed image way out of equilibrium. Scrambling to do damage control, Parsons Valentine announces a new "Diversity Initiative" and commands a reluctant Ingrid to spearhead the effort, taking her priority away from the enormous deal that was to be the final step in securing partnership. For the first time, Ingrid finds herself at odds with her colleagues--including her handsome, golden-boy boyfriend--in a clash of class, race, and sexual politics"--

      The Partner Track