“By turns revealing, hilarious, dishy, and razor-sharp, Impersonation lives in that rarest of sweet spots: the propulsive page-turner for people with high literary standards.” —Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers Allie Lang is a professional ghostwriter and a perpetually broke single mother to a young boy. Lana Breban is a powerhouse lawyer, economist, and advocate for women’s rights. With aspirations of running for office, Lana and her staff have decided she needs help softening her public image. That’s when Allie is hired to write Lana’s memoir about her life as a mother. Allie believes she knows the drill: she has learned how to inhabit the lives of others and tell their stories better than they can. But soon Allie’s childcare arrangements unravel; she falls behind on her rent; her subject, Lana, is frustratingly aloof; and Allie’s boyfriend decides to go on a road trip toward self-discovery. As a writer for hire and a mother, Allie has gotten too used to being accommodating. At what point will she speak up for all that she deserves?Impersonation tells a timely, insightful, and bitingly funny story of ambition, motherhood, and class.
- ISBN10 1643751441
- ISBN13 9781643751443
- Publish Date 13 July 2021 (first published 18 August 2020)
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 22 July 2023
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Algonquin Books
- Format Paperback (UK Trade)
- Pages 352
- Language English