Bond Girl: A Novel

When other little girls were dreaming about becoming doctors or lawyers, Alex Garrett set her sights on conquering the high-powered world of Wall Street. While she's prepared to fight her way into an elitist boys' club, she quickly realizes she's in over her head when she is relegated to a kiddie-sized folding chair with her new moniker—Girlie—inscribed in whiteout across the back. No matter. She's determined to make it in bond sales at Cromwell Pierce, one of The Street's most esteemed brokerage firms. Keeping her eyes on the prize, she'll endure whatever menial, degrading tasks come her way and field a constant barrage of "friendly" practical jokes while learning the ropes from her unpredictable, slightly scary boss.

Ignoring her friends' pleas to quit, Alex excels and soon advances from lowly analyst to slightly-less-lowly associate. Suddenly, the impenetrable boys' club has transformed into thirty-eight older brothers and one possible boyfriend. Then The Apocalypse hits. As her life on The Street falls into the depths of intolerable cruelty—both personally and professionally—Alex is forced to choose between sticking with Cromwell Pierce as it teeters on the brink of disaster and kicking off her Jimmy Choos to run for higher ground.

"I'm crazy about Bond Girl. Erin Duffy is a fresh, funny, and fabulous new voice in literature." —Adriana Trigiani, author of Lucia, Lucia and Brava, Valentine

"Witty and very racy . . . Trust me, you won't be bored with this Wall Street story." — Washington Post

"Smart and snappy. . . . Who knew Wall Street could be this much fun." — Entertainment Weekly