Author: Helen WanPublication: September 17, 2013
By: St. Martin's Press
In 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 & Hunt LLP’s recruiting
brochures--their treasured "Golden Girl."
But behind the firm’s welcoming façade 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.
But behind the firm’s welcoming façade 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.
About The Author
HELEN WAN
is Associate General Counsel at the Time Inc. division of Time Warner Inc.
Before that, she practiced corporate and media law at law firms in New
York. Born in California and raised near Washington, D.C., Wan is a
graduate of Amherst College and the University of Virginia School of Law.
Her essays and reviews of fiction have been published in The Washington Post and elsewhere. She lives in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, with her husband and son.
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