In this sexy debut novel a high-stakes deal pitches the power of Wall Street against the savvy of Silicon Valleyuntil a young womans death threatens to topple it all.The Social Network meets The Wolf of Wall Street in The Underwriting, as it takes you behind closed doors into a post-recession world of sex scandals, power plays, and underhanded dealings.Todd Kent is young, hot, and on his way to the top of Wall Street when the eccentric founder of Hook, the popular new dating app, handpicks him to lead its IPO. Given just two months to pull it off, Todd and his investment banking teambrainy Neha, party-boy Beau, and old college flame Tara Taylorrace to close the $14 billion deal of the decade. Its the chance of a lifetime for Tara, too, who sees her opportunity to break through the glass ceiling and justify six years of sacrifices for her career. But nothing is what it seems in Silicon Valley, and when tragedy strikes Stanford Universitys campus, theres no telling where the sparks will fly.
A digital-age Edith Wharton . . . hilarious, exhilarating, and so, so clever. Kevin Kwan, author of "Crazy Rich Asians"A suspenseful, racy, and achingly honest story of the entangled lives of six young women and men as they take Silicon Valley s hottest dating app public.Tara Taylor runs six miles every morning, never eats after nine p.m., is the first to arrive and last to leave the office, but is starting to wonder why she bothers. When her old Stanford flame, Todd Kent, asks her to join his four-person team handling Hook s IPO, the deal of the decade, she sees her opportunity to break through the glass ceiling and justify six boyfriendless years of sacrifices for her career. And the $14 billion dating app might have more in store for her than a bigger bonus. But that kind of money changes people. When the deal is thrown into a tailspin, Tara and five others will each find out just what they re willing to give up love, family, integrity to get to the top."
The Social Network meets The Wolf of Wall Street in The Underwriting, as it takes you behind closed doors into a post-recession world of sex scandals, power plays, and underhanded dealings.Todd Kent is young, hot, and on his way to the top of Wall Street when the eccentric founder of Hook, the popular new dating app, handpicks him to lead its IPO. Given just two months to pull it off, Todd and his investment banking team brainy Neha, party-boy Beau, and old college flame Tara Taylor race to close the $14 billion deal of the decade. It''s the chance of a lifetime for Tara, too, who sees her opportunity to break through the glass ceiling and justify six years of sacrifices for her career. But nothing is what it seems in Silicon Valley, and when tragedy strikes Stanford University''s campus, there''s no telling where the sparks will fly.
Ambición, glamour, intriga, asesinato, escándalos sexuales y luchas de poder en Silicon Valley y Wall Street. «Ponte cómodo, no podrás soltar este libro.»Lauren Weisberger, autora de El diablo viste
Ambición, glamour, intriga, asesinato, escándalos sexuales y luchas de poder en Silicon Valley y Wall Street.«Ponte cómodo, no podrás soltar este libro.»Lauren Weisberger, autora de El diablo viste d