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Cargando... Moral Hazard (edición 2003)por Kate Jennings (Autor)
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. According to the NY Times, this is a fine novel. It is a short novel. It's painless to read but I just don't get it. ( ) Moral hazard is about a woman whose husband is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s and who, to obtain the money needed for his care in health-care expensive USA, gets a job as speechwriter for a mid-level investment bank on Wall Street. The wife’s name is Cath (not Kate) and the husband’s name is Bailey (not Bob Cato, the name of Jennings’ husband). Kate Jennings, though, did work as a speechwriter on Wall Street. Fictional Bailey and real Bob are both artists/designers, and both men were diagnosed with Alzheimer’s, but Bailey’s end has a particular drama to suit Jennings’ purpose. From its very start, in fact, it’s clear that Moral hazard has been carefully written and structured, despite its closeness to Jennings’ life. For my full review, please see: https://whisperinggums.com/2016/02/28/kate-jennings-moral-hazard-review/ A most intelligent book about working on Wall St in speechwriting. Quieter than highly recommended "Bond Girl", Cath is struggling with the endorsements of crap she has to pump out and also with the onset of Alzheimers in her much older husband. Tragedies, both, but the soul selling means very little in comparison to the loss of her beloved after only ten good years. "All around us, impossible sums of money were heaped on people who were no more deserving of it than any other kind of professional." And that's mild! The descent of Cath's husband Bailey into dementia is somewhat mitigated by the strong friendship of Mike, a risk manager, who schools Cath at the beginning of her tenure and helps her to become an adept student of mediocre Wall St managers. Most painful is her terrible experience at a hardly disguised St. Vincent's Hospital, where the DNR on Bailey and Cath's wishes are brutally disregarded. I do believe this is a truthful tale and oh so vividly and beautifully written. And it would a way better movie than that idiotic "Blue Jasmine". sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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"In the world high fincance, reflects Cath, women are about as welcome as fleas in a sleeping bag. She's in a unique position to note this fact. A confirmed liberal who can scarcely contain her own sarcastic wit, she is a spy in the house of Mammon; a speechwriter for self-important plutocrats, disguising their greed with lulling words. Cath has found herself on Wall Street because she needs serious money. After ten good years, her beloved husband, Bailey, is suffering from a tragically early case of Alzheimer's."--Jacket. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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