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Lädt ... Angievon Avra Wing
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A widely acclaimed debut--the humorous, touching story of a gutsy Brooklyn secretary who yearns to break out of her working-class nine-to-five life. A spirited first novel . . . propelled by the energy of the narrator's voice.--The New York Times. Optioned for a film by Larry Bresner, a former associate of Woody Allen. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Narrator Tina is 30 years old, working as a secretary. She lives in NY, is half Italian and half Jewish. She has a boyfriend, and her close friends are her sister and co-workers. Should she get married? She sees her best fiend, Angie's, marriage, and is not impressed. She sees what her sister has given up by getting married, having kids, moving to a house. Does she want to go that route, or should she forge her own route?
This novel is also about family--Tina is a huge believer in family, and has always tried to deal with her mentally ill mother (her sister ignores her), her mean grandmother, and her dad's 2nd wife. She feels a duty to all of these people, and is very hurt about those that don't share this feeling.
This book feels very dated to me, but I think that is because in the last 25 years things (socially, technologically) have changed A LOT. Are secretaries still looked down on? Probably, thought the places I have worked they actually ran the place. I'm sure it depends on industry/company culture. I think in the future this book will feel more like a snapshot in time. Or maybe it does now to those that did not work in 1992 when it was published. ( )