{"product_id":"hilaryleichtertemporary","title":"Hilary Leichter - Temporary","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Hilary Leichter. Themes include Fiction, Humorous, Literary, Women, Magical Realism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEighteen boyfriends, twenty-three jobs, and one ghost who occasionally pops in to give advice: \u003ci\u003eTemporary\u003c\/i\u003e casts a hilarious and tender eye toward the struggle for happiness under late capitalism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTemporary\u003c\/i\u003e, a young woman's workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements in search of steadiness, connection, and something, at last, to call her own. Whether it's shining an endless closet of shoes, swabbing the deck of a pirate ship, assisting an assassin, or filling in for the Chairman of the Board, for the mythical Temporary, \"there is nothing more personal than doing your job.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This riveting quest, at once hilarious and profound, will resonate with anyone who has ever done their best at work, even when the work is only temporary.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58002942951798,"sku":null,"price":6.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781566895668.jpg?v=1780402601","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/hilaryleichtertemporary","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}