Sunday, October 30, 2011

Bitter is the new Black by Jen Lancaster


Jen Lancaster was living the sweet life-until real life kicked her to the curb.

She had the perfect man, the perfect job-hell, she had the perfect life-and there was no reason to think it wouldn't last. Or maybe there was, but Jen Lancaster was too busy being manicured, pedicured, highlighted, and generally adored to notice.

This is the smart-mouthed, soul-searching story of a woman trying to figure out what happens next when she's gone from six figures to unemployment checks and she stops to reconsider some of the less-than-rosy attitudes and values she thought she'd never have to answer for when times were good.

Filled with caustic wit and unusual insight, it's a rollicking read as speedy and unpredictable as the trajectory of a burst balloon.

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112, Before leaving for unemployment ofc,
"swap out my small Burberry clutch for a large Prada shopper and shove the lot inside."
Pretty sure Prada won't like it

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page 114 ~~ visit to unemployment office, IDES, meets shrill dude who calls her Miss Prada

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117 ~~ "What I'm askin' is, do you have any job listings that don't suck?" ~~ to Small Angry Woman who gave instructions only in Spanish

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