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The job

by Sinclair Lewis

PERHAPS THE FIRST NOVEL TO GIVE THE REAL DAY-BY-DAY LIFE OF WOMEN ON THE JOB, IN THE WORLD OF OFFICES AND IN LOVE. FOR THE WOMAN WHO WORKS: HER OWN EXISTENCE, NOT TOLD AS A PINK ROMANCE BUT AS LIFE... FOR THE BUSINESS MAN: THE NOVEL WHICH WILL ENABLE HIM TO UNDERSTAND THE PUZZLING WOMEN WHO WORK FOR HIM... FOR THE LOVER OF THE REAL THING IN LITERATURE: AN AMERICAN STORY DEMANDING THE MOST INTERESTED READING AND SERIOUS DISCUSSION... HARPER & BROTHERS, PUBLISHERS...