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Everyday Life
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The hiring of a new secretary shouldn't be a big deal--just a slight a change in the office environment. But for the protagonist of this novel, it is a declaration of war, a call to arms: The new secretary has only been here two days, she says, and I'm already talking about evil, a word I shouldn't even be using--arming myself for battle and choosing my weapons. Her quiet life of sacrifice and service has been rudely disrupted by the new hire, and she is not--despite the advice of her doctor, h…
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The hiring of a new secretary shouldn't be a big deal--just a slight a change in the office environment. But for the protagonist of this novel, it is a declaration of war, a call to arms: The new secretary has only been here two days, she says, and I'm already talking about evil, a word I shouldn't even be using--arming myself for battle and choosing my weapons. Her quiet life of sacrifice and service has been rudely disrupted by the new hire, and she is not--despite the advice of her doctor, her neighbors, and her daughter--about to leave it at that. Instead, sabotage, alcohol, and kindness become the arsenal in a conflict fought across copy rooms and office parties. But the humor is undercut by a sadness, a sense of defeat that makes this slim novel resonate with the injustice of our increasingly impersonal, corporate world.

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  • Author: Lydie Salvayre
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  • Year: 2006
  • Pages: 119
  • ISBN-10: 1564783499
  • ISBN-13: 9781564783493
  • Format: 12.5 x 20.1 x 1 cm, softcover
  • Language: English English

The hiring of a new secretary shouldn't be a big deal--just a slight a change in the office environment. But for the protagonist of this novel, it is a declaration of war, a call to arms: The new secretary has only been here two days, she says, and I'm already talking about evil, a word I shouldn't even be using--arming myself for battle and choosing my weapons. Her quiet life of sacrifice and service has been rudely disrupted by the new hire, and she is not--despite the advice of her doctor, her neighbors, and her daughter--about to leave it at that. Instead, sabotage, alcohol, and kindness become the arsenal in a conflict fought across copy rooms and office parties. But the humor is undercut by a sadness, a sense of defeat that makes this slim novel resonate with the injustice of our increasingly impersonal, corporate world.

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