num_pages: 304
description: A young attorney must choose between the prestige of partnership and the American Dream that she  and her immigrant parents  have come so close to achieving in this riveting debutIn the eyes of her corporate law firm Ingrid Yung is a two-fer. As a Chinese-American woman about to be ushered into the elite rank of partner she's the face of Parsons Valentine &amp; Hunt LLP's recruiting brochures--their treasured Golden Girl. But behind the firms welcoming faade lies the scotch-sipping cigar-smoking old-boy network that shuts out lawyers like Ingrid. To compensate Ingrid gamely plays in the softball league schmoozes in the corporate cafeteria and puts in the billable hours  until a horrifically offensive performance at the law firm's annual summer outing throws the carefully constructed image way out of equilibrium. Scrambling to do damage control Parsons Valentine announces a new Diversity Initiative and commands a reluctant Ingrid to spearhead the effort taking her priority away from the enormous deal that was to be the final step in securing partnership. For the first time Ingrid finds herself at odds with her colleagues  including her handsome golden-boy boyfriend  in a clash of class race and sexual politics.Smart incisive and fast-paced THE PARTNER TRACK is a sparklingly readable look at the inner workings of a Wall Street law firm -- from the vantage point of a brainy beautiful and self-doubting Asian-American associate. Wan has the remarkable ability to make you feel as if you are there -- inside the law firm inside protagonist Ingrid Yung's head. I did not want to put this book down. Susan Cain New York Times bestselling author of QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop TalkingA wholly engrossing behind-the-scenes look at real life behind the pomp power and prestige of a high-powered law firm that wants to still play by a 1950s rule book. Emma McLaughlin &amp; Nicola Kraus co-authors of Citizen GirlHell hath no fury like Helen Wan's savvy heroine in this terrific debut. We all know women like Ingrid Yung: the well-educated over-achiever who does everything right to ensure a long productive journey on a lucrative career path. But what happens when someone blows up the path? The Partner Track is a delicious satisfying read for anyone who has fantasized about getting the better of the boss the ex-lover the corporate powers that be--or all three. Ingrid Yung has done it for all of us. Kristin van Ogtrop editor of REAL SIMPLEBehind Helen Wan's wit and sparkling prose is a poignant and at times painfully honest tale of loyalty ambition and sacrifice. Funny fragile sometimes bold often unsure Ingrid Yung is one of those unforgettable heroines that you actually miss like a dear friend when the storys over. Ann Leary New York Times bestselling author of The Good HouseWhat a terrific debut novel. Ingrid Yung is a fresh funny and fearless heroine. Her razor-sharp wit and keen observations of gender race and class politics in corporate America make THE PARTNER TRACK an entertaining engrossing and ultimately deeply compelling read. Cristina Alger author of The DarlingsThe Partner Track is a marvelous story about female ambition and power about betrayal identity and the conflict between self-interest and desire. In short: all the big human stuff. Read it. Alison Clement author of Twenty Questions
language: English
title: The Partner Track
publisher: St. Martin's Press