Wednesday, May 27, 2015

"Waiting On" Wednesday: Everybody Rise


"Waiting On" Wednesday is a weekly event, hosted here, that spotlights upcoming releases that we're eagerly anticipating.

This week's pre-publication "can't-wait-to-read" selection is:


Everybody Rise
By Stephanie Clifford

Publication Date: August 18

From Amazon:

It's 2006 in the Manhattan of the young and glamorous. Money and class are colliding in a city that is about to go over a financial precipice and take much of the country with it. At 26, bright, funny and socially anxious Evelyn Beegan is determined to carve her own path in life and free herself from the influence of her social-climbing mother, who propelled her through prep school and onto the Upper East Side. Evelyn has long felt like an outsider to her privileged peers, but when she gets a job at a social network aimed at the elite, she's forced to embrace them.
Recruiting new members for the site, Evelyn steps into a promised land of Adirondack camps, Newport cottages and Southampton clubs thick with socialites and Wall Streeters. Despite herself, Evelyn finds the lure of belonging intoxicating, and starts trying to pass as old money herself. When her father, a crusading class-action lawyer, is indicted for bribery, Evelyn must contend with her own family's downfall as she keeps up appearances in her new life, grasping with increasing desperation as the ground underneath her begins to give way.

What's your "waiting on" pick this week?

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13 comments:

Rosie said...

I love the cover art. I'm a sucker for a green-pink color combo.

MJ said...

That's a pretty cover. I've seen this in NetGalley but I haven't had a chance to view it. It sounds terrific.

Unknown said...

first time i heard about the book.. nice pick! :)

Ashley Farley said...

Every Rise is on my list as well. Love the cover. Love the premise. This promises to be a great summer read.

Laura said...

Sounds interesting. I agree with Ashley, it sounds like a good beach read.

Kay said...

Sounds interesting and timely. Hope you enjoy!

Lisa Mandina said...

We've got an advanced readers copy of that in the box for our booksellers. No one seems to have picked it up yet. If you want it, let me know and I can send it to you!

Jessica L. Brooks (coffeelvnmom) said...

This sounds GOOD. And seems like it'd be a great book-to-movie adaption. I love the cover, too! Don't read a whole lot of adult fic, but I'd definitely read this!

Great pic, Jill! <3

Sherry L said...

I can't help but love books about the social class elitist of New York! The books are always so full of drama! This sounds like a great book - good pick! Thanks for sharing!

Heather @ Random Redheaded Ramblings said...

This sounds good and I really love the cover! Enjoy reading!

Heather @ Random Redheaded Ramblings

Unknown said...

Sounds like a good one! Enjoy it when it comes out. :)
Laura
My WoW

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