It's an understatement to say that Becks Mansfield is
career obsessed. Every decision she makes in life is to
advance her career. She entered the workplace during the
false expectations of the dot-com boom. She is still in hot
pursuit of the perfect marketing position in the tech-savvy
world of San Francisco, even though almost every company
she works for goes bust or gets bought out.
In between stints in the marketing business, Becks falls
back on her dirty little secret to pay the mortgage -- she
records voiceovers for an online animated vampire comic.
The extra income is nice, but Becks is driven by her need
to advance her career. What would her life be without work?
Her friends think love is the answer, but Becks just can't
seem to find Mr. Right. She's "date lazy" -- always waiting
for unsuitable men to approach her, and then breaking
things off quickly. After a friend's overseas wedding party
fiasco, Becks' life is completely out of balance. With
tempting job offers and confessions of adoration both
revealed, is work really the most important thing in her
life, or is it time to give love a chance?
Margaret Dumas has perfectly captured an honest,
imperfect working gal and forced her to re-examine the
money, prestige and promotions she was clawing her way up
the ladder to achieve. Career women will immediately
sympathize with Becks' dilemma, as THE BALANCE THING is
something we all eventually face. Hands-down, this is the
best chick-lit I have read in several years, both hilarious
and touching. This novel has it all -- a bitchy heroine with
good intentions, loyal and candid friends and a guy who
believes in her and helps her learn to love herself. Am I
gushing? Yes! I can't wait to read what this author writes
next!
Rebecca "Becks" Mansfield has a boyfriend who sets her on
the edge, a job catering to the whims of a cartoon vampire,
and she's shortly to be a bridesmaid in the fairy-tale
wedding from hell. How could this have happened to the
brilliant, brash-talking, rising star of marketing? Her
three best friends tell her she's "date lazy," settling for
the men who require the least effort. Maybe Becks isn't
trying hard enough, but the "one" she's looking for isn't
the perfect man-it's the perfect job.
Of course, you can't always get what you want-a fact that's
about to become crystal clear to Becks Mansfield. But
sometimes you get what you need.
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