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Published by Henry Holt |
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A wickedly funny debut novel about a
high-powered lawyer whose shockingly candid blog about life threatens to destroy
him He's a hiring partner at one of the world's largest law firms. Brilliant yet
ruthless, he has little patience for associates who leave the office before
midnight or steal candy from the bowl on his secretary's desk. He hates holidays
and paralegals. And he's just started a weblog to tell the world about what life
is really like at the top of his profession. Meet Anonymous Lawyer -- corner office, granite desk, and a billable rate of
$675 an hour. The summer is about to start, and he's got a new crop of law
school interns who will soon sign away their lives for a six-figure salary at
the firm. But he's also got a few problems that require his attention. There's
The Jerk, his bitter rival at the firm, who is determined to do whatever it
takes to beat him out for the chairman's job. There's Anonymous Wife, who is
spending his money as fast as he can make it. And there's that secret blog he's
writing, which is a perverse bit of fun until he gets an e-mail from someone
inside the firm who knows he's its author. Written in the form of a blog, Anonymous Lawyer is a spectacularly
entertaining debut that rips away the bland façade of corporate law and offers
a telling glimpse inside a frightening world. Hilarious and fiendishly clever,
Jeremy Blachman's tale of a lawyer who lives a lie and posts the truth is sure
to be one of the year's most talked about novels. pub date: 2006-07-25 | hardcover | 9780805079814 |
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