Whisper network

Title:

Whisper network

Author:

Summary:

"Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc. for years. The sudden death of Truviv's CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge. But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently. This time, when they find out Ames is making an inappropriate move on a colleague, they aren't willing to let it go. This time, they've decided enough is enough. Sloane and her colleagues' decision to take a stand sets in motion a catastrophic shift in the office. Lies will be uncovered. Secrets will be exposed. And not everyone will survive. All of their lives--as women, colleagues, mothers, wives, friends, even adversaries--will change dramatically as a result."-- Provided by publisher.

General Note:

"Reese's Book Club"--Cover.

Edition:

First U.S. edition, First international edition.

Physical Description:

345 pages ; 25 cm

Genre:

Psychological fiction.

Thrillers (Fiction)

Subject Term:

Sexual harassment -- Fiction.

Businesswomen -- Fiction.

Secrecy -- Fiction.

Sex in the workplace -- Fiction.

Publisher:

Flatiron Books,

Publication Date:

2019

ISBN:

9781250319470

9781250268716

Publication Information:

New York : Flatiron Books, 2019.

Call Number:

BAKER

Holds: Copies:

Available:*

Item Barcode	Collection	Call Number	Status	Item Holds
33607003439414	Adult Fiction	BAKER Chandler	Searching... Unknown	Searching... Unavailable

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Summary

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
"Honest, timely, and completely thrilling." -- Reese Witherspoon (Reese's Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick)

"Part page-turning thriller, part smart examination of the #MeToo movement, part feminist rallying cry... Whisper Network is the satisfying "beach read" we've earned."
--The Daily Beast

Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc. for years. The sudden death of Truviv's CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge.

But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently. This time, when they find out Ames is making an inappropriate move on a colleague, they aren't willing to let it go. This time, they've decided enough is enough.

Sloane and her colleagues' decision to take a stand sets in motion a catastrophic shift in the office. Lies will be uncovered. Secrets will be exposed. And not everyone will survive. All of their lives--as women, colleagues, mothers, wives, friends, even adversaries--will change dramatically as a result.

"If only you had listened to us," they tell us on page one of Chandler Baker's Whisper Network , "none of this would have happened."

"Exciting and sprinkled with razor-sharp insights about what it is to be a woman today, Whisper Network is a witty and timely story that will make you cheer for sisterhood." --Liv Constantine, USA Today bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

Author Notes

Chandler Baker lives in Austin with her husband and toddler where she also works as a corporate attorney. Whisper Network is her adult debut. Chandler is the author of the young adult thriller, Alive , as well as the High School Horror series.

Reviews (2)

Publisher's Weekly Review

YA author Baker (Alive) makes her adult debut with an engrossing, bracingly funny thriller. For too long, fear of career suicide has kept the women of Truviv, a Dallas-based athletic apparel brand, quiet about Ames Garrett, the company's general counsel, known throughout the company as a sexual predator. With Ames's promotion to CEO imminent, three of Truviv's female attorneys-dynamo Sloane Glover; down-to-earth, recently divorced Ardie Valdez; and overwhelmed new mom Grace Stanton-inch toward finally taking action. Sloane starts by adding Ames's name to a high-visibility, supposedly anonymous online spreadsheet, the Beware of Asshole Dallas Men list. When a shaken Katherine Bell, the legal department's freshest hire, complains to the trio, also members of the department, that their boss has become sexually aggressive with her, Sloane persuades Ardie and Grace to join her in taking legal action. The women get more than they bargained for in the ensuing fireworks, which include a death and a lawsuit. Baker, a corporate lawyer and the mother of a toddler, clearly knows her protagonists' conflicting professional and personal worlds, though she goes a bit overboard with plot twists toward the end. This empowering novel is sure to resonate with many readers in the #MeToo era. Agent: Dan Lazar, Writers House. (July) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Library Journal Review

Narrator Almarie Guerra does justice to this offering by YA author Baker (This Is Not the End), the story of three professional women who are tired of subtle and not-so-subtle sexual harassment in the workplace and have decided to take a stand. Though Ames has a wife and small twin sons, women in the office have whispered about him for years. What is he really like? The women believe they know. Attorneys Ardie, Sloane, and Grace and cleaning staff member Rosalita, all friendly with one another, have all worked at Truviv, the same company, for years. Each of the women wonders if they should expose their boss, Ames, for the victimizer he is and file a lawsuit. Suddenly, their harasser is dead and their lives become infinitely more complicated. Was he murdered? Their lawsuit garners more attention in Dallas than they would like. And when the company slaps them with a countersuit, they fear loss of income and crippling debt. At the same time, Sloane's young daughter is being bullied at school, Ardie is divorced and uncomfortable sharing her son with his new stepmother, Grace is dealing with a newborn, and Rosalita is a single mother trying to get her son into a good school. VERDICT Listeners will have a hard time pressing pause on this one. In light of current events, this is a timely listen, recommended for just about everyone.--Cheryl Youse, Norman Park, GA