Bitter is the New Black
Confessions of a Condescending, Egomanical, Self-centred Smartass, Or, why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office : a Memoir
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In BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK, Jen Lancaster explores what it's like to go from having a household income of almost a quarter of a million dollars to being evicted from a slum in less than two years. In the heady days of dot-com fortunes, Lancaster lived the high life to a fault - she had the perfect man, professional success, designer clothing specially selected by personal shoppers, standing reservations at the most premium tables in the most fashionable restaurants, and a luxurious penthouse loft in the Chicago's trendiest neighborhood - but after the bubble burst she found herself unemployed and unemployable. 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 cheques 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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Bitter is the New Black, Jen Lancaster
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- 2006
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- Title
- Bitter is the New Black
- Subtitle
- Confessions of a Condescending, Egomanical, Self-centred Smartass, Or, why You Should Never Carry a Prada Bag to the Unemployment Office : a Memoir
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jen Lancaster
- Released
- 2006
- Format
- Paperback
- ISBN10
- 0733620620
- ISBN13
- 9780733620621
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, True Stories, Biographies, Romance, Humor, Love, Women, Autobiographies & Memoirs, New York, Chicago, Financial Crisis
- Original title
- Bitter is the new black
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
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- In BITTER IS THE NEW BLACK, Jen Lancaster explores what it's like to go from having a household income of almost a quarter of a million dollars to being evicted from a slum in less than two years. In the heady days of dot-com fortunes, Lancaster lived the high life to a fault - she had the perfect man, professional success, designer clothing specially selected by personal shoppers, standing reservations at the most premium tables in the most fashionable restaurants, and a luxurious penthouse loft in the Chicago's trendiest neighborhood - but after the bubble burst she found herself unemployed and unemployable. 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 cheques 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.