- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Fig Tree (6 May 2010)
- Language Unknown
- ISBN-10: 1905490399
- ISBN-13: 978-1905490394
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 15.2 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 225,215 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 )
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 )
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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
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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.
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.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
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.
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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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 4 months ago by Mira B
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 7 months ago by O. Cheng
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 9 months ago by Roman Clodia
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 9 months ago by Countess of Sunhillow
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 12 months ago by Richard Hine
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 13 months ago by Penelope Simpson
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 14 months ago by J. Burnell
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 14 months ago by From Dryden
Could have been better
This book wasn't bad but would have been better if the characters had some depth. It's an easy to read book, not a lot happens other than the affairs and it seems to drift along to... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Janine Routley
Pretty boring
I had high hopes for this book but it failed to deliver. I found it difficult to care about the characters - and the fact that they are called Bella and Stella drove me mad, surely... Read more
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