The completely engrossing memoir of Joanna, a 24 year old at her first adult job in New York, 1996. It's almost like Girls but with a likeable, thoughtful main character. She writes beautifully about her job, coworkers, friends, boyfriend, and her own aspirations. The ideal book for reading on...
The back cover describes the book as a "novel of a startling scope and complexity." The 16 CDs in case also gave a knowing nudge to the description. Christina Moore does a wonderful job of performing this unabridged recording of Joanna Smith Rakoff's novel. Injected even more emotion to the au...