{"product_id":"private-equity-a-memoir-9780593655016","title":"Private Equity: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003eOne of \u003ci\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e's Must-Read Books of the Year \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The joys of Sun's memoir lie in the absurdity of her tasks: coaxing a famous athlete to a company party, sourcing Mitt Romney's phone number on a deadline, coordinating private-jet departures... It's [Sun's] personal revelations that elevate the book above a typical tell-all.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTIME Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA gripping memoir of one woman's self-discovery inside a top Wall Street firm, and an urgent indictment of privilege, extreme wealth, and work culture \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrie Sun can't shake the feeling that she's wasting her life. The daughter of Chinese immigrants, Carrie excelled in school, graduated early from MIT, and climbed the corporate ladder, all in pursuit of the American dream. But at twenty-nine, she feels unmoored from her career path and is trapped in an unhappy engagement. So when she gets the rare opportunity to work at one of the most prestigious hedge funds in the world, she knows she can't say no. Fourteen interviews later, she's in. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCarrie is the sole assistant to the firm's billionaire founder. She manages his work life, becoming the right hand to an investor who can move mountains and markets with a single phone call. Eager to impress, she soon finds her identity swallowed whole as she plays the game at the highest levels. With her physical and mental health deteriorating, Carrie begins to rethink what it means to be consumed by this world of extremes. A searing examination of our relationship to work, \u003ci\u003ePrivate Equity\u003c\/i\u003e is a universal tale of self-invention from a dazzling new voice, daring to ask what we're willing to sacrifice to get to the top--and what it might take to break free and leave it all behind.\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarrie Sun\u003c\/b\u003e was born in China and raised in Michigan. She holds an MFA in creative writing from The New School. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband. \u003ci\u003ePrivate Equity \u003c\/i\u003eis her first book.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51186202018066,"sku":"9780593655016","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_91971a90-8cbc-4e67-b109-16f2279a362c.jpg?v=1764755209","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/private-equity-a-memoir-9780593655016","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}