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b A 2024 HIGHLIGHT FOR i THE SUNDAY TIMES i i FINANCIAL TIMES i AND i SYLIST i b b A 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 b When we meet Carrie Sun she 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 s left her analyst job dropped out of an MBA program 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 Carrie 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 dives headfirst into the firm s culture which values return on time above all else A luxury laden world opens up for her and Carrie learns that money can solve nearly everything Playing the game at the highest levels amid the ultimate winners in our winner take all economy Carrie soon fin