Horrible Women, Wonderful Girls

For readers of Bonnie Garmus, Maria Semple, and Taylor Jenkins ReidWriter’s Digest Grand Prize Winner, Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Gold Medal in Humor, IPPY Gold (Regional Fiction, Midwest) IBPA Silver (Humor)'Addiction, reinvention, and the chaos of toxic workplaces-all wrapped in biting wit and unpredictable turns... Sipos’s prose crackles with energy, packing more into a single sentence than some manage on an entire page.'-BookLife at Publishers WeeklyFreshly rehabbed and on the run from scandal, Jaycee Grayson did not come to play.A disgraced kids’ entertainment executive with no filter and nothing to lose, she follows the hollow promise of sisterhood to Littleburgh’s world-famous doll empire. Nothing is as it seems-not the town, not the empress behind the lucrative legend, and definitely not the two-faced army of Prairie Karens running the show.When those plastic smiles turn out to mask a billion-dollar web of secrets and lies, Jaycee rallies a succession of quirky outcasts, each desperate for a second chance. But the race to torch a toxic fairy tale could dash all their dreams-and send Jaycee’s hard-won sobriety crashing at the bottom of a bottle.With cold news from home and a three-way romance imploding in the town square, both bedroom and boardroom signal looming disaster. Now Jaycee faces an ironic choice: expose a showcase of heartland hypocrisy-or embrace the messy misfits who may be her last, best shot at home, family, and genuine connection.With the stiletto-sharp sarcasm of its flawed but fearless heroine, Horrible Women, Wonderful Girls delivers a satirical thrill ride of small-town deception, corporate absurdity, and truths that sting like a slap in Spanx. 6