{"product_id":"the-temp","title":"Serena Mackesy: The Temp [1999] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe all know how it works: first you go to School, then you go to University, and then you enter Real Life. And that's the important bit. Real Life is about achievement, recognition, choices. It's about a boss who trusts you, a wardrobe that suits you, friends who support you and a relationship that fulfils you. It`s a mobile phone, an expense account, a company car and a place to park it. Happily Ever After. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnforunately, Real Life isn't working that way for The Temp. She's managed the university bit, but the job, the dough and the happily-ever-after seem harder than anybody ever told her. Living in Stockwell while she moves through a series of jobs ranging from the horrifying mindless to the bemusingly witless to the simply extraordinary, she realises that something isn't right. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWho cares about a boss who trusts you? She'd settle for a boss who knows her name. This can't be Real Life, can it? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBuilding on the success of her INDEPENDENT column, Serena Mackesy has created a wonderfully witty, acerbic expose of office anthropology and a genuinely moving story about the early-twenties doldrums.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mackesy, Serena","offers":[{"title":"Good","offer_id":48811436015955,"sku":"XG80099409878","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/mackesy-serena-the-temp-xg80099409878-56594543444307.jpg?v=1726516745","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/the-temp","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}