Break in case of emergency
(Book)
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
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Book
Status
John & Judy Gay Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Physical Desc
269 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
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Booklist,,June 01, 2016
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Kirkus Reviews,,May 15, 2016
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Library Journal,,May 15, 2016
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Publishers Weekly,,May 16, 2016
Description
Jen has reached her early thirties and has all but abandoned a once-promising painting career when, spurred by the 2008 economic crisis, she takes a poorly defined job at a feminist nonprofit. The foundation's ostensible aim is to empower women, but staffers spend all their time devising acronyms for imaginary programs, ruthlessly undermining one another, and stroking the ego of their boss, the larger-than-life celebrity philanthropist Leora Infinitas. Jen's complicity in this passive-aggressive hellscape only intensifies her feelings of inferiority compared to her two best friends-one a wealthy attorney with a picture-perfect family, the other a passionately committed artist-as does Jen's apparent inability to have a baby, a source of existential panic that begins to affect her marriage and her already precarious status at the office. As Break in Case of Emergency unfolds, a fateful art exhibition, a surreal boondoggle adventure in Belize, and a devastating personal loss conspire to force Jen to reckon with some hard truths about herself and the people she loves most.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Winter, J. (2016). Break in case of emergency . Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jessica. 2016. Break in Case of Emergency. Alfred A. Knopf.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jessica. Break in Case of Emergency Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Winter, Jessica. Break in Case of Emergency Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
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