Perfectly Impossible, Elizabeth Topp
Perfectly Impossible, Elizabeth Topp
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Perfectly Impossible

Author: Elizabeth Topp

Narrator: Carly Robins

Unabridged: 11 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/01/2020


Synopsis

In this witty debut novel, Elizabeth Topp crafts a story that ventures behind the fanciful facade of Park Avenue and into the life of one lovable type A assistant.Anna’s job is simple: prevent the unexpected from happening and do everything better than perfectly. An artist at heart, Anna works a day job as a private assistant for Bambi Von Bizmark, a megarich Upper East Side matriarch who’s about to be honored at the illustrious Opera Ball.Caught between the staid world of great wealth and her unconventional life as an artist, Anna struggles with her true calling. If she’s supposed to be a painter, why is she so much more successful as a personal assistant? When her boyfriend lands a fancy new job, it throws their future as a couple into doubt and intensifies Anna’s identity crisis. All she has to do is ensure everything runs smoothly and hold herself together until the Opera Ball is over. How hard could that be?Featuring a vibrant array of characters from the powerful to the proletarian, Perfectly Impossible offers a glimpse into a world you’ll never want to leave.

About Elizabeth Topp

Elizabeth Topp is a graduate of the Dalton School, Harvard College, and the Columbia School of the Arts. Topp coauthored her first book, Vaginas: An Owner’s Manual, with her gynecologist mother while she worked as a private assistant, a job she still holds. Topp lives in the same Manhattan apartment from her childhood with her partner, Matthew; daughter, Anna; and their cat, Stripes. Perfectly Impossible is her debut novel.


Reviews

1.5 STARS Full disclosure, I skimmed a lot of this book. I just couldn't connect with the characters at all. Perhaps this is a book for fans of Real Housewives or Kardashians TV shows? I think I was supposed to feel sympathy for Anna, the put-upon assistant of the super rich/artist looking for a showi......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

I just completed Elizabeth Topp's book and adored every moment of it! Before going in to what I believe the book did very well, I'd like to mention what I do NOT think the book IS or should be compared to. This work of fiction did not speak about the idle rich to me nor was it particularly reminisce......more


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“Readers who enjoy a glimpse into the outrageous lives of the one percent will find plenty to enjoy in the deviously decadent characters, exorbitant displays of wealth, and tongue-in-cheek humor…A fun…escape into moneyed madness.” Kirkus Reviews“Topp’s fizzy debut novel (after the coauthored Vaginas: An Owner’s Manual) hilariously pulls the curtain back on what it’s like to be the assistant to an über-rich Park Avenue matron…Topp leverages her behind-the-scenes view of the Bizmarks’ milieu and Anna’s trade for some entertaining, biting satire. The author’s gifts for humor and drama make this an engaging lark.” Publishers Weekly“Readers won’t want to put down Topp’s debut, which offers a peek into the world of the wild demands of the wealthiest of the wealthy.” Booklist