Payday: A Richard and Judy Book Club Pick for Autumn 2022

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Si alguna vez trabajaron en una oficina seguramente se encontraron con algún Jamie, esa persona que busca quedar siempre bien, escalar lo más alto y rápido posible sin importar cuantas cabezas tiene que pisar en el camino. Super carismático y capaz de envolver a todos con discursos de muchas palabras que no dicen nada, en este caso le han conseguido llegar a ser uno de los socios de la compañía, pero ¿Qué pasa cuando la verdadera personalidad sale a la luz? Cuando un grupo de mujeres comienzan a charlar en una reunión se dan cuenta que no solo son cuestiones laborales sino que también pudo haberse excedido más de una vez insinuándose a sus empleadas. Bob Mortimer wins 2023 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for Comic Fiction with The Satsuma Complex

The amazing thing about her husband, Walden tells me, is that ‘the exterior and the interior of Piers are the same – it really is just yet more Piers. And it’s so, so refreshing to be with.’ This is a couple so in tune with one another that they’ve rounded each other’s edges into a comfortable comedy act. Walden naturally gets the best lines. Jill is in her sixties, company founder and senior partner, Nicole is Special Projects Manager and Alex is Jamie's PA. Their different professional statuses and their various professional relationships with Jamie creates a very interesting dynamic. Initially I was gripped I thought this was going to be a story of the me too movement and revenge on the patriarchy. However this was not the case. I absolutely loved it. It's unputdownable, a great mystery and a fantastic read' BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD, international bestselling author Jill tampoco enfrentó las consecuencias de sus acciones, todo quedó en el olvido después de "ese" día.I absolutely loved it. It’s unputdownable, a great mystery and a fantastic read’ BARBARA TAYLOR BRADFORD international bestselling author At the end of the line Nicole let out a faint moan. Then there was a choking noise. And as Jill waited she saw her own slippered foot tapping impatiently by the pedals. There wasn’t time for this. Compulsively readable . . . fans of Liz Nugent's Unravelling Oliver will find much to enjoy in a novel that is provocatively complex as it explores the grey areas that exist between right and wrong. * IRISH TIMES * Alex, already furious over her unfair dismissal and the fact that the promised job lead proffered by Jamie doesn't exist, is even angrier when she hears Nicole's story, and she proposes revenge. (Yes, this is probably a scene inspired by the Dolly Parton comedy "9 to 5" but believe me, this stuff ain't funny at all.)

And as the humiliations mount, it becomes clear that things are not always what they seem ... people lie; not just by stating untruths, but more insidiously, by stating one tiny kernel of truth and leaving out the rest, and not correcting others when they make the logical assumption. I really enjoyed it this book The story is well developed, with flawed and realistic characters (with the exception of Jamie, who was a bit too caricature-of-a-villain for me - how on earth he got one woman to fall for him, let alone two,was the biggest mystery in the book!). It was very much the women and their interconnections that carried the story along, and I loved that despite - or maybe because of - their mistakes, the author makes us care for each of them, and root for them. I found myself wanting to know more about them, even after I finished the book. AND I didn't see the last twist coming, so bonus points for finishing up with something that genuinely blindsided me! Already looking forward to reading more from this author. Un hombre que aparenta ser perfecto. Es guapo, tiene una carrera exitosa en la empresa BWL, es una persona que puede caramelizar sus palabras y hacerte sentir especial e imnotisado. Tiene una gran familia y en sí, una muy buena reputación. Fans of Gone Girl and The Girl on the Train will inhale this in one sitting, as I did -- JESSICA FELLOWES But as their plan spirals out of control, they begin to doubt themselves . . . and each other. Then Jamie is found dead. And suddenly everything is at stake. As lies are unravelled and truths exposed, two urgent questions emerge:A satisfyingly nuanced take on the #MeToo novel . . . fearless, stylish, suspenseful and immensely entertaining -- LOUISE CANDLISH Jamie es el típico personaje detestable y la autora busca generar esa idea de moral turbia y si merece “pagar” por lo que hace o no y responsabilidad de quien es. Pero acá las protagonistas son 3 mujeres que tienen distintas relaciones con él. Jill, la fundadora de la compañía que fue quien tuvo siempre bajo su ala a Jamie, hasta que el decide que quiere tener el control de todo; Alex su asistente personal quien es despedida para cubrir un descuido de su jefe; y Nicole quien dice haber sido acosada sexualmente por él. Las conexiones entre ellas y las mentiras y verdades que vamos a ir descubriendo al leer son lo que lleva el ritmo de la historia y definitivamente hacen que uno se enganche con la trama y quiera conocer un poco más acerca de sus vidas fuera de la oficina y sus problemas. The shortest adult fairy tale ever. Once upon a time three wronged and aggrieved women hatched a plan to get revenge on an unsuspecting guy, and then some time later they all live happily ever after. It was payday. Then Jamie is found dead. And suddenly they realise they have everything to lose, and everything to hide . . . This year's most electrifying ride' CHANDLER BAKER, New York Times bestselling author of Whisper Network

Modern, intelligent and totally gripping. Nicole Kidman TV miniseries is written all over it * SUNDAY TELEGRAPH * Por una serie de motivos que conocemos a lo largo de la lectura, cada una de ellas tiene sus motivos para acabar con la carrera profesional de Jamie. already taken the precaution to hide her caller ID – she slumped forward to rest her forehead on the steering wheel, Her colleague’s name wasn’t disguised by an initial, although it should have been, and the sight of it on her phone screen made Jill feel no less toxic. Her own name would have a similar effect on these two women, she realised. They were bound by that, now. En esta historia seguimos a tres mujeres: Jill, Alex y Nicole, quienes de una u otra manera han sido testigos de la verdadera personalidad de Jamie.Payday follows the fallout of one evening, when three women who don’t know each other very well end up exchanging confidences about their boss, Jamie Lawrence. Everybody in their firm seems to love Jamie except, it transpires, Jill, Nicole and Alex. They all recognise Jamie for what he is: an exploitative and misogynistic power-hunter, with no scruples about using women for his own end. And they agree that something must be done to bring about his fall from grace. Prepare to be wrong-footed at every turn' CAZ FREAR Number One bestselling author of Sweet Little Lies Hora de pagar” es, por encima de todo, una historia de personajes, estando la trama al servicio de éstos y no a la inversa como ocurre en ocasiones en las novelas de este género. La caracterización de los cuatro personajes principales está muy bien lograda. Jamie resulta absolutamente odioso desde el principio. Es el típico hombre que en apariencia resulta súper carismático pero que, en cuanto empiezas a escarbar un poco en la superficie, sale toda la mierda que esconde dentro. Aún así, la autora consigue que uno se plantee hasta qué punto merece “pagar” por sus actos.