ISBN13: 9780743266857 ISBN10: 0743266854 Condition: Standard Dustjacket: Standard ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** Author:Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus / Publisher:Atria / Author:Kraus, Nicola / Author:McLaughlin, Emma / Subject:General/ Subject:Literary/ Women/ Employment / General Fiction / Copyright:2004 / Edition Number:1st / Edition Description:Atria Bks Hdcvr / Binding:Hardback / Grade Level:General/trade/ Language:English/ Pages:320 / Dimensions:8.92x5.72x1.11 in. .92 lbs. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** This is a used hard cover copy in Excellent condition. No marks, clean, binding tight. The DJ shows some edgewear, but it's whole and in tact and Very Good. ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** Review - "Citizen Girl takes shots at every single instance of one woman's confrontation with male society during the course of a few months. It does this while being wickedly funny and well written but not dogmatic or finger wagging....Every working woman in her twenties and thirties can relate to this novel and laugh along with the all-too disturbing situations Girl finds herself in. Citizen Girl proves that young working women are a huge market who don't need anachronistic books about shopping or romance shoved down their throats." Sacha Zimmerman, The New Republic (read the entire New Republic review) Synopses & Reviews Publisher Comments: 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 with biting accuracy 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 read that is startlingly relevant. Review: "McLaughlin and Kraus (The Nanny Diaries) are back with another tale of woe featuring a 20-something New Yorker searching for a way out of her miserable life. This hyperventilating satire features Girl, an ambitious feminist whose well-known girl-empowering boss saddles Girl with the worst tasks, steals her ideas and finally cans her for speaking out. After a desperate search, Girl is hired for a dream job with a matching dream salary. As the Director of Rebranding Knowledge Acquisition for My Company, she doesn't exactly know what she's supposed to do, but it involves dodgy activities with her boss and being made over to fit in with a new California client. 'You're lucky to even be here....We're about to buy you a few thousand dollars' worth of suits. So just go try on the Goddamn bikini....Honey, what're ya gonna do about the bush?' As work goes from bad to worse, the only light in Girl's tunnel is Buster — a sweet boy/man who creates video games for a living and who fluctuates between fleeing Girl and being there for her. But when a new boss takes My Company into a whole new darker direction (think sex industry), Girl is forced to make a decision between morals and money. Though witty and biting in spots, this bitter tale is too schematic and strident to be much fun. Agent, Suzanne Gluck at ICM. (Dec.) Forecast: The peccadilloes of Upper East Side mothers are a far cry from the sins catalogued here. Nanny Diary fans who pick this up may find they've gotten more than they bargained for. " Publishers Weekly (Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review: "Many, many funny lines, somewhat incoherent plot. But Girl's job-hunting woes will resonate with lots of readers." Kirkus Reviews Review: "McLaughlin and Kraus deftly satirize postfeminist, postmodern, twenty-first-century America....The authors have conjured up a vision of America that's just this side of dystopian, and their funhouse-mirror worldview generates its own strange suspense." Booklist Review: "A satire about staying true to one's values while also staying employed, [Citizen Girl] is meatier and more engaging than Diaries — think The Beauty Myth meets Sex and the City....McLaughlin and Kraus keep us amused." Austin American-Statesman ******************************************************************************************************************************************************** I accept payment in the form of postal money orders and personal checks. Personal checks must clear before book is mailed. P/h is $3.50 media mail USA and is a fixed cost and not otherwise as epier may indicate. Alaska and Hawaii extra. A small handling fee is included in cost of postage. Insurance of $1.65 is optional, but encouraged in order to cover loss or damage in the mail. I combine postage. Just ask! 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