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The Startup Wife

By Tahmima Anam
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The Startup Wife by Tahmima Anam is a witty and insightful novel about a brilliant coder who creates a ground-breaking social media platform with her charismatic husband and their friend. As their company skyrockets, they face personal and professional challenges that test their love and ambition. The story explores the complexities of modern relationships, technology, and the pursuit of success.
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You might enjoy this book if you're intrigued by the complexities of modern relationships, tech innovation, and the challenges of start-up culture. This witty and insightful story delves into the dynamics of ambition, love, and the struggle for balance in a fast-paced, ever-changing world.

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A quirky, funny, deeply intelligent story of love, big dreams, starting up and feminist geekdom, called 'radiant' by Monica Ali, 'brilliant' by Emma Gannon, 'beautifully written' by Mail on Sunday.

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'Poignant as well as savagely witty' - Observer

'Stylish and funny' - Sunday Times

'Hits every note perfectly' - Kamila Shamsie

Halfway through her PhD, computer scientist Asha has her future all mapped out. Then a chance meeting and whirlwind romance with her old high-school crush, Cyrus, changes everything. Together with their friend Jules, they come up with a revolutionary idea: to build a social networking app that could bring meaning to millions of lives.

While Asha creates an ingenious algorithm, Cyrus' charismatic appeal throws him into the spotlight. And when the app explodes into the next big thing, Asha finds that she's invisible in the very company she created.

Gripping, witty and razor-sharp, The Startup Wife is a blistering novel about big ambitions, speaking out and standing up for what you believe in.

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The Startup Wife has received praise for its topical relevance and high-octane entertainment, blending poignant moments with witty humour. Reviewers have lauded it as fresh, funny, and smart, highlighting its examination of sexism, racism, and the immigrant experience with stylish and humorous writing. The novel is noted for its satire of startup culture, modern relationships, and the search for meaning, described as both tender and rambunctiously entertaining.

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ISBN: 9781838852528

Publisher: Canongate Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 26 May 2022

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Canongate Books

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 18.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 205g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Tahmima Anam's first novel, A Golden Age, won the Commonwealth Writers Prize and went on to be translated into 27 languages. It was followed by The Good Muslim and The Bones of Grace. She is the recipient of an O. Henry Award and has been named one of Granta's best young British novelists. She was a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times and was recently elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, she attended Mount Holyoke College and Harvard University and now lives in London, where she is on the board of ROLI, a music tech company founded by her husband.

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