I Don’t Know How She Does It by Allison Pearson
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"I Don’t Know How She Does It" by Allison Pearson is a bestselling comic novel that follows the hectic, often chaotic life of a high-powered working mother struggling to balance her demanding finance career with family responsibilities.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
film
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | I Don’t Know How She Does It (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Allison Pearson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | I Don’t Know How She Does It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contains |
commentary on sexism at work
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humorous observations about parenting ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts |
childcare challenges
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corporate culture ⓘ high-powered working mother ⓘ |
| focusesOn | juggling career and family ⓘ |
| genre |
chick lit
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comic fiction ⓘ contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
colloquial
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witty ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
confessional
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diary-like ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kate Reddy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | bestseller ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of modern working mothers ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays |
guilt about parenting
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pressure on professional women ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
finance professional
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fund manager ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
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surface form:
London
financial sector ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
domestic life
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investment banking and fund management ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
adult readers
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women readers ⓘ |
| theme |
career vs family
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gender roles ⓘ motherhood ⓘ work–life balance ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | contemporary era ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
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satirical ⓘ |
| workLifeConflictCentral | true ⓘ |
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