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Mack McAllister’s startup, TakeOff, a cutting‑edge mindfulness app, is poised to become a billion‑dollar unicorn. When an alleged affair with a young social‑media manager emerges, the app’s reputation—and a lower Manhattan office—spirals into crisis. Katya Pasternack, a hungry tech blogger, seeks a juicy story that will catapult her career; Sabrina Choe Blum, a mother of two and former creative writer, endeavours to stay afloat amid debt and an inattentive husband. As TakeOff goes viral for all the wrong reasons, Katya and Sabrina must confront the men in their lives and decide what lies at the heart of ambition, love, money, and the tech industry’s struggle to shape humanity.
First publish date: 2017
Genre: Humorous Fiction/Comic Satire
Authors: Doree Shafrir
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