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Praise

Advance Praise for The Work Wife

“A page-turner, an eye-opener, a heartbreaker, a delight, The Work Wife is that rare book that illuminates a world we never knew existed while also making us feel so much less alone in everyday life.”

—Julia Phillips, author of National Book Award finalist Disappearing Earth

“The Work Wife digs deep beneath Hollywood’s glittery surface, exposing the real cost of a world in which women’s talents are routinely sacrificed to preserve male egos.”

—Mira Jacob, author of National Book Critics Circle Award finalist Good Talk

“Written with great verve and flair, The Work Wife is a fascinating look at the sacrifices, challenges, and choices of three complicated women intertwined with a Hollywood mogul. Deeply satisfying from start to finish, this is truly one heck of a debut.”

—Jami Attenberg, New York Times bestselling author of All This Could Be Yours

“A beautifully written, feminist page-turner. Filled with biting commentary and insights into #metoo reckoning and the invisibility of behind-the-scenes ‘women’s work,’ The Work Wife is a dazzling debut. I couldn’t put it down.”

—Angie Kim, bestselling author of Miracle Creek

“This timely, wry debut tackles major subjects—ambition, sisterhood, misogyny—with intimacy and heart. Witty, clever, and propulsively plotted.”

—Courtney Maum, author of Touch and Costalegre

“The Work Wife takes us behind the scenes and into the carefully constructed lives of the Hollywood elite and their staff. It’s not pretty. Feminist and furious and sometimes very funny, The Work Wife is bursting with love for these wounded characters.”

—Marcy Dermansky, author of Very Nice

“A novel with nerve, this is the work of an empathetic mind, deeply curious about what women are asked to sacrifice to make it to the top.”

—Kaitlyn Greenidge, author of Libertie

About the Author

ALISON B. HART’s writing has appeared in Joyland magazine, Literary Hub, the Missouri Review, The Millions, The Offing and the Florida Review. She is the cofounder of the long-running reading series at Pete’s Candy Store and received her MFA from The New School. She lives in North Carolina with her family. The Work Wife is her first novel. Find her on Twitter, @alisonbhart, and on Instagram, @alisonhart800.

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Dedication

For Mike and Mia

Invitation

Let’s Bump and Pump!

A Benefit to Support
Low-Income Mothers

Thursday, June 27, 2019, 5:00 p.m.
At the Home of Ted and Holly Stabler
Pacific Palisades

(Address provided upon request)

Co-Sponsored by:

Stabler Studios
Producers Guild of America
Genders United
Tito’s Handmade Vodka
Uppababy
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The Theodore J. and Holly L. Stabler Foundation

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