Whisper Network
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!
“Honest, timely, and completely thrilling.” —Reese Witherspoon (Reese’s Book Club x Hello Sunshine book pick)
“Part page-turning thriller, part smart examination of the #MeToo movement, part feminist rallying cry…Whisper Network is the satisfying “beach read” we’ve earned.”
—The Daily Beast
Sloane, Ardie, Grace, and Rosalita have worked at Truviv, Inc. for years. The sudden death of Truviv’s CEO means their boss, Ames, will likely take over the entire company. Each of the women has a different relationship with Ames, who has always been surrounded by whispers about how he treats women. Those whispers have been ignored, swept under the rug, hidden away by those in charge.
But the world has changed, and the women are watching this promotion differently. This time, when they find out Ames is making an inappropriate move on a colleague, they aren’t willing to let it go. This time, they’ve decided enough is enough.
Sloane and her colleagues’ decision to take a stand sets in motion a catastrophic shift in the office. Lies will be uncovered. Secrets will be exposed. And not everyone will survive. All of their lives—as women, colleagues, mothers, wives, friends, even adversaries—will change dramatically as a result.
"If only you had listened to us,” they tell us on page one of Chandler Baker's Whisper Network, “none of this would have happened."
“Exciting and sprinkled with razor-sharp insights about what it is to be a woman today, Whisper Network is a witty and timely story that will make you cheer for sisterhood.”—Liv Constantine, USA Today bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish
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Community Reviews
Whisper Network is a timely novel, shining a spotlight on many of the injustices women face in the corporate world. The author does a superb job giving life to her characters, showing female co-workers in various stages of life, sharing a realistic friendship that goes beyond their work environment. Set in my own neighborhood, I also enjoyed recognizing many of the local references. While I wouldn't label this one a thriller, it's more of a slow-build, I would love to see this one on film. I can understand why Reese Witherspoon selected it as her July book of the month pick. I also think I would enjoy a reread of this one. In fact, I found myself flipping back, looking for the hints I might have missed. Congrats to the author on a successful contribution to the #metoo movement.
#popsugarreadingchallenge2019 (prompt #37)
It takes place in Dallas in a Nike-like corporation where it focuses on the death of their CEO, Desmond Bankhole. A man named Ames is poised to become the next CEO to replace Desmond and there we read about the 5 women: Sloane, Ardie, Rosalita, Grace, and Katherine, who each have complicated relationships with Ames. There’s rape, postpartum depression, women made to feel inferior, manipulation on women to get ahead in this or any corporation or workplace, shame, and self-loathing or being made to feel they are too blame.
What is worse is at Sloane’s daughter’s school, Abigail told a teacher about a boy who was sexually harassing her. What does that teacher do? He advises Abigail to ignore it and it will go away. At such a young age, society is already teaching girls to stay quiet and just take it. Well, little girls grow up … hear us stand up and ROAR!
This book resonated with me profoundly because the ladies were written to be so vulnerable and emotionally raw. Nobody should ever get victimized. What I also appreciated was one of the women acknowledges what it must feel like from a boy/man’s perspective. How hard it is for them to navigate through the #METOO movement.
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