![]() ![]() All Claudia can rely on-aside from her wry sense of humor and her faith in the medicinal properties of whiskey-is a persistent little flame of belief in herself, which gives her the glimmer of a chance for a happy ending. She's hopelessly in love with her best friend, a corporate lawyer who may or may t be gay, and she's still relentlessly pursued by her ex-lover, a married unpublished epic poet. Her job pays eugh to keep her in overpriced cocktails, cabs, and take-out but doesn't cover the rent on her roach-infested apartment or keep her creditors at bay. At the age of twenty-nine she finds herself serving as secretary to an insane, aging socialite who barks orders from her toilet, specializes in devastating backhanded remarks, and expects Claudia to ghostwrite her best-selling vels. Claudia Steiner never intended for her life to become such a disaster. In this compassionate, wise, and comical debut, Kate Christensen gives an engaging and authentic voice to a new generation of single urban women. Combining sly humor with an urban edge, Kate Christensen's In the Drink tells the story of a resolutely clear-eyed young woman who makes a complete mess of her life, and lives to tell the tale. ![]()
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