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In Office Hours [Paperback]

Lucy Kellaway
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)

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Book Description

6 May 2010

A masterclass in office love...

Stella Bradberry and Bella Chambers work for Atlantic Energy, a global oil company in London. Bella is a pretty single mother who dropped out of college and is doomed to work as an invisible assistant to a series of men of half her intelligence. Stella is twenty years older, about to get a seat on the board, and is the original no-glass-ceiling, high-achieving, multi-tasking mother of two. Everyone admires her; she's so straightforward and sensible. So what possesses both women to embark on pole-axing, heart-wrenching affairs with men they wouldn't have looked twice at outside the office?

Smart, funny, moving and agonizing, In Office Hours holds up a mirror to modern corporate life. It's all here - the lies and sabotage, the strutting lunacy of CEOs, men's choice of sandwiches, women's choice of affair underwear, taking credit for others' ideas, the building and crashing of egos. And the obsessive, dangerous conduct of work colleagues who, in the grip of passion, break all the rules.


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  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Fig Tree (6 May 2010)
  • Language: Unknown
  • ISBN-10: 1905490399
  • ISBN-13: 978-1905490394
  • Product Dimensions: 15.3 x 2.5 x 23.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 241,373 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Whip-smart and blisteringly observant. Funny, truthful and cracking satire (The Sunday Times )

Captures perfectly the addictive highs and catastrophic lows of an obsessive, clandestine affair. Funny, moving, don't miss (Grazia )

I didn't want to put it down (Financial Times )

Kellaway is very funny and acutely observant about workplace politics - the office here is a hotbed of passion and betrayal (The Times )

A fast-moving novel about office affairs. The unusual feature of Kellaway's writing is the witty way in which she challenges established mores (Daily Telegraph )

About the Author

Lucy Kellaway is the Financial Times' management columnist. She lives in London and is married with four children. Her first novel, Who Moved My Blackberry? was published by Penguin in 2005.

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars not even a great trashy read 18 Jun 2010
Format:Paperback
This book has lost me after two chapters. The characters are dull, the setting is dull and the story is dull/predictable.

I love a chicklet but this is not a patch on lucy's last book, which i adored! I bought this following a review in vogue and must say they should stick to fashion instead of book reviews.

If you're getting this because nothing else is availiable then great but otherwise buy lucy's first book - its really really great.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars Not Her Best 19 Jun 2010
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Falls very short of her other books.

Although she gets some of the pettiness and weirdness of human life, she falls into assumption traps.

Like CEOs are brilliant, and graduates are savvy and smart.

Not at all real world.

I found the helplessness of moth to a flame attitude to crummy relationships a bit nauseating.

The dialogues often came over as unreal, especially from Rhys.

I did read to the end, but with itchiness to just leave it.
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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars a wonderful book, with fabulous characters 30 April 2010
Format:Paperback
I was gripped by this novel from the first chapter. The characters are so recognisable, and Stella has stayed in my mind as if she was a real person. As she becomes ever more deeply drawn into an office affair, you find yourself sharing her ups and downs, and empathising so much with someone in the grip of an obsession. I would recommend this book to anyone who has ever had an office affair, or felt themselves dangerously close to being drawn into one. Lucy Kellaway's writing is, as usual, a delight - infused with wit and warmth.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars loved it
I could not put this book down. i just was engaged reading it. I would like to buy more of lucy's books. I recommend reading this book.
Published 1 month ago by bookmoviefanatic
4.0 out of 5 stars Well I enjoyed it anyway
Having read the other reviews, I think this must be a love it or hate it book. I loved it.
Published 3 months ago by Jazzy Lady 2
2.0 out of 5 stars Not funny at all
This is another book I bought on the strength of 'Who moved my Blackberry' - a very enjoyable and funny read by the same author. Read more
Published 16 months ago by Mira B
3.0 out of 5 stars Love is in the office...
If you enjoy hearing all the juicy gossips about office affairs, you'd love this book - simple as that. And I hate to say, I enjoyed this book much more than I'd want to admit. Read more
Published 19 months ago by O. Cheng
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun read with a smart engagement with women and work
Despite the prominent bad reviews here, I liked this book. It isn't as irritating as standard chick-lit and re-works some tired scenarios - especially by turning one of the affairs... Read more
Published 20 months ago by Roman Clodia
5.0 out of 5 stars best book I've read in ages
I haven't read Ms. Kellaway's other writing (yet) but for me, this was the best book I've read in ages, and I read a lot. There's something very touching about Stella and Rhys. Read more
Published 21 months ago by Countess of Sunhillow
5.0 out of 5 stars Uh-oh, Loves Comes to Town
I saw IN OFFICE HOURS being heavily advertised on the Tube during a recent trip to London and, being the author of an office-based, relationship-focused novel myself, felt... Read more
Published 24 months ago by Richard Hine
2.0 out of 5 stars Will the real Lucy Kellaway please come back
This monstrously boring and totally repetitive book can't possibly have been written by the real Lucy Kellaway who is witty and engaging. Read more
Published on 19 April 2011 by Penelope Simpson
4.0 out of 5 stars Review for In Office Hours
I enjoyed this book as a kind of 'holiday' read. I didn't find it as funny as her previous book 'Who Moved My Blackberry' but it is great to read a book which takes place in a... Read more
Published on 24 Mar 2011 by J. Burnell
1.0 out of 5 stars Should have used a nom de plume!
Like other reviewers here, I admire Kellaway's writing in the FT and absolutely loved 'BlackBerry' but this novel does not do her credibility or reputation any favours. Read more
Published on 17 Mar 2011 by From Dryden
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