Tiger Daughter by Rebecca Lim5/12/2023 ![]() ( Supplied: Simon & Schuster/Martha Stewart) Koa Beck says white feminism has a "very elite lens" to the way it operates and curates conversations. The last century has seen huge strides forward for women's rights, but that change has not been universal. ![]() The story follows the aftermath of two crimes: graffiti scrawled in acid on the hotel wall and the collapse of an international Ponzi scheme. Through The Glass Hotel, we meet Vincent, an intelligent but aimless bartender at a five-star hotel, and Jonathan, a wealthy hotel investor who isn't what he seems. "What kind of a story do you have to tell yourself to make that day job seem OK?" That's crazy," she told Patricia Karvelas. ![]() "I just found myself thinking, how weird is that office environment? Think of that camaraderie and think of how much stranger and wilder and more intense it is if you're all showing up at work on Monday to perpetuate a massive crime. Inspired by Bernie Madoff's multi-million-dollar Ponzi scheme that collapsed at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, Mandel began reflecting on her own workplace and her relationships with her colleagues. Cover of The Glass Hotel by Emily St John Mandel ( Supplied: Pan Macmillan) ![]()
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