Lesbians, Louboutins and ...Australian federal politics? Poppy looks to Aussie chick lit to soothe her homesick soul.
Ok, so in my last post - a pitiful six months ago - I used a review of some Aussie chick lit to announce my move to New York.
Well, I’m still in New York...and still on the Aussie chick lit!
Six months into my stay here and feeling more than a little homesick, I have just completed Jessica Rudd’s (yes daughter of K-Rudd) ‘Campaign Ruby’.
Campaign Ruby follows the story of Ruby Stanhope, an investment banker in London who is made redundant via a rather impersonal and uncaring email.
In the hung-over haze of the morning after, Ruby wakes to discover that the night before, under the influence of several bottles of Australian pinot noir, she purchased a ticket to Melbourne leaving the next day.
Well, I’m still in New York...and still on the Aussie chick lit!
Six months into my stay here and feeling more than a little homesick, I have just completed Jessica Rudd’s (yes daughter of K-Rudd) ‘Campaign Ruby’.
Campaign Ruby follows the story of Ruby Stanhope, an investment banker in London who is made redundant via a rather impersonal and uncaring email.
In the hung-over haze of the morning after, Ruby wakes to discover that the night before, under the influence of several bottles of Australian pinot noir, she purchased a ticket to Melbourne leaving the next day.
Luckily for Ruby, her Aunty Daphne and partner Deb own a beautiful house in the Yarra Valley where she is able to stay.
In another stroke of luck, on her first night in Australia Ruby meets the Chief of Staff for the Leader of the Opposition (the LOO!) for what feels like about 5 minutes before he offers her a position as a financial policy advisor.
I like to believe it’s not common place to offer key political advisory positions to backpacking Brits in the midst of career crisis...but I'm sure stranger things have happened.
What really makes this book interesting, is the plot centres around an election called when the prime minister is ousted by his female deputy, who becomes the country’s first female prime minister.
Hmmm...sound familiar? Well, the book was actually completed several months before K-Rudd’s political demise!
Campaign Ruby is your typical chick-lit fare - takes a good couple of hours to get through and there’s no surprises who the prince charming in disguise will turn out to be. But it that's what you want and expect. It provided me with some good laughs and plenty of much-needed Australian references.
In particular, this is a must read for anyone involved in political campaigns; public relations; the Australian public service; anyone from Canberra really; and fans of net-a-porter and shoes in general.
Hmmm...sound familiar? Well, the book was actually completed several months before K-Rudd’s political demise!
Campaign Ruby is your typical chick-lit fare - takes a good couple of hours to get through and there’s no surprises who the prince charming in disguise will turn out to be. But it that's what you want and expect. It provided me with some good laughs and plenty of much-needed Australian references.
In particular, this is a must read for anyone involved in political campaigns; public relations; the Australian public service; anyone from Canberra really; and fans of net-a-porter and shoes in general.
