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CWA Dagger Award - Whisper Network

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I loved it. Very rarely do I read a work of fiction that I identify with so completely. It may be fiction but this is what women put up with on a day to day basis, but hopefully things are beginning to change. Whisper network is a well written, current book and I would recommend it.

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Sloane, Ardie, Grace and Rosalita are four very different women, who all work in the same legal office. When the CEO dies, the office rumour mill starts to suggest that the new CEO will be Ames, their boss and someone with whom they all have a slightly complicated relationship. At the same time, a list is circulating offices in Dallas of men to avoid - and someone has added Ames to the list, but who started the list in the first place? Sloane, Ardie and Grace start a lawsuit against the company, and as a result someone falls to their death from the roof terrace (it's not clear who until half way through the book) - but was it really a fall?

Covering sexual harassment and assault, issues of being a woman in a workplace designed for men, new motherhood and how we bring up our daughters, this is a very readable book. Partly psychological thriller, with bits which are funny, or reflective on how appearance makes a difference to perception in the workplace when you have a sexist as a boss, it's also a good reflection on our times and the impact that #metoo has had on the workplace. The list is clearly based on the men in media list, with similar debates and press interest around the former and who added which name. I really enjoyed it!

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