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Daisy Waugh's commercial fiction debut is a wickedly funny satire of the bitch eat bitch world of celebrity PR, with an unexpected romantic heart. Welcome to the noughties. Can you take it? She's at the top of her profession, but Jo's social life is as much a game of survival as her work. This is London in 2001, where if you call your boyfriend on his mobile, you have to disguise your number or he won't pick up - he's always expecting someone more important to ring. Where your best friends think nothing of cancelling at the last minute, ten times in a row. Where commitment is a 'pencilled option on mutual time'. Where flexibility is the new etiquette that disguises plain rudeness. And success at work is everything. So it's more than a little inconvenient when Jo falls for a gorgeous singer, an upperclass dropout with an unreasonable attachment to old-fashioned, human values. What is she thinking of, and how on earth will she explain him to her friends? In Daisy Waugh's sparkling satirical novel two worlds collide in a delightfully and hilariously messy fashion - but will true love prevail?
Jo, a high-powered public relations executive in 2001 London, finds her carefully curated life of professional ambition and social maneuvering disrupted when she falls for a man who values traditional human connection. Jo navigates a cutthroat environment where social status is a commodity and personal relationships are treated as negotiable assets. Her objective is to maintain her professional standing while reconciling her burgeoning feelings for a singer who rejects the superficiality of her world. The narrative, presented in a sharp, observational tone, explores the friction between the era's obsession with status and the enduring nature of genuine affection.
This novel is characterized by its biting wit and its specific focus on the social landscape of early 2000s London. The narrative structure suggests a lighthearted yet critical look at the superficiality inherent in high-stakes public relations. Readers likely find the protagonist's struggle between professional success and personal fulfillment to be a central thematic anchor. The book's tone points to a blend of sharp social commentary and traditional romantic tropes that define the genre of contemporary satire.
Page Count:
0
Publication Date:
2002-05-06
Publisher:
Harper Collins
ISBN-10:
0007137761
ISBN-13:
9780007137763
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