If you’ve been reading my blog for any amount of time you know I love to read. I read about 2-3 books a week and I am always on the hunt for something new to get lost in. I was sent an advanced copy of Everybody Rise by Stephanie Clifford and read it this past week on vacation! I started it on the plane on the way to South Carolina and just couldn’t put it down.
About the book:
It’s 2006 in the Manhattan of the young and glamorous. Money and class are colliding in a city that is about to go over a financial precipice and take much of the country with it. At 26, bright, funny and socially anxious Evelyn Beegan is determined to carve her own path in life and free herself from the influence of her social-climbing mother, who propelled her through prep school and onto the Upper East Side. Evelyn has long felt like an outsider to her privileged peers, but when she gets a job at a social network aimed at the elite, she’s forced to embrace them.
Recruiting new members for the site, Evelyn steps into a promised land of Adirondack camps, Newport cottages and Southampton clubs thick with socialites and Wall Streeters. Despite herself, Evelyn finds the lure of belonging intoxicating, and starts trying to pass as old money herself. When her father, a crusading class-action lawyer, is indicted for bribery, Evelyn must contend with her own family’s downfall as she keeps up appearances in her new life, grasping with increasing desperation as the ground underneath her begins to give way.
Bracing, hilarious and often poignant, Stephanie Clifford’s debut offers a thoroughly modern take on classic American themes – money, ambition, family, friendship – and on the universal longing to fit in.
About the Author
STEPHANIE CLIFFORD is a Loeb-award winning New York Times reporter who has covered business, media and courts for the paper. She grew up in Seattle and graduated from Exeter and Harvard. As she covered the financial crisis’s impact on consumers, she observed that large-scale new wealth hasn’t done away with class hierarchy in the U.S.-it’s increased anxiety over it. Clifford is also a regular guest on NPR and has appeared on Today, CBS This Morning and Dr. Oz.
I absolutely loved this story and got lost in Evelyn’s world. It’s such a fun, easy read and perfect for an end of summer vacation!
Today I am hosting a giveaway in conjunction with the book which was released last week!
One winner will receive a copy of the book plus a Dior makeup prize pack! Books and Makeup? YES PLEASE!
This giveaway is ONLY open to US residents. Prizing and samples provided by St. Martin’s Press.
To enter please comment below telling me why you would like to win. Must also follow me on Instagram @Neelykins and be a follower of this blog via bloglovin. Comment below in ONE comment letting me know all 3 things!
This post is sponsored by St. Martin’s Press. I was gifted a copy of the book and compensated for my post however all opinions are my own.
I’ve been wanting to read this book! It sounds amazing. I’d love to win so I can get my hands on it before everyone else! 😉
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Thanks for the review…pinned to my Books board!
That book sounds really interesting! :] I’ve been on a leisure-reading kick lately, so it’d be fun to check that one out!
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I’d like to win because I love to find new authors to read.
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Interesting! I haven’t heard of this book yet! Thanks for the recommendation!
I would love to read this book! I love to read, but have been struggling to find a book to get lost in lately
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I keep seeing this book and would love to read it!!! I have done everything 🙂
Because truly you can never have too many books to read!
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I’m a big reader too! I’m currently on break from grad school and am looking for more great reads!
i would love to win bc I love makeup and want to read this book
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Would love to win always looking for a good read.
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I’ve been interested in reading this book. Since I’m having surgery soon, I figure that it will be perfect to read when I’m in recovery. Obviously I follow you on both already. 🙂
Who doesn’t love a free book and this one sounds great.
I want to win because I need a new book to read and this one sounds awesome!! 🙂 I follow on Instagram as @bridgetheiplereich and follow on bloglovin as: https://www.bloglovin.com/people/bridgetheiplereich-2123882
I follow on both bloglovin and Insta. I would love to read this because I am exhausted from moving and looking for a good book to rest with. It sounds so good.
I love to read, too, and I try to read at least one book a week. I read way more when I’m on vacation. This looks like my kind of book so I’ll look for it on my Kindle Fire. Thanks!
I would love to win because it is a book about something different. We need that in our lives sometimes
I would like to Win because I haven’t heard of this book or author before but it sounds like a very interesting read.
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I would like to win because I am in the market for a new lipstick and I love to read!
I would love to win because first of all, I love Dior makeup. 🙂 I also would love to read a good book! I follow via Instagram- @breelovesfashion8 and on Bloglovin- breelovesfashion8. thank you for the opportunity.
I would love to win because this a great brand!! I would love to try it!
This sounds like a great book! Plus, that make-up looks amazing. I follow you on Instagram and Bloglovin. My insta is Shannevasblog and Bloglovin is shanneva
What a great giveaway. The books sounds like a wonderful read.
Sounds like an interesting book.
looks like a great book
I’d love to win because I’m always on the lookout for a new author to try! I love books!
I live in nyc, I love books, and I love dior. it all fits!
I have been seeing this book everywhere and my interest is definitely piqued!
Sounds like an interesting book. I’ll have to add it to my to-read shelf on Goodreads.
I need to put this book on my to read list! Oh and that lipstick is gorgeous!
Sounds like a great read! I am always looking for a great book to get lost in. I will definitely have to check it out!
This sounds like a wonderful book! Thank you for suggesting it.
I mean who wouldn’t want to win a free book to round out the summer & make up to go along with it to boot! I could definitely use a new book to read & fun make up would be nice too! Sign me up is all I’m basically saying!! I’m following you via all 3 requested platforms. Email is the same as is linked with this comment.
I follow you on instagram and bloglovin. I want to win because I want to read this book and try dior makeup.
I want to win because the summary of the book sounds good.
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This book sounds good! I’ll have to add it to the list! And YAY for Dior makeup! Heck yes! Hope I win!
I was living in New York and going to high school in 2006 so I think I would enjoy the book. (Also, you can never have enough Dior makeup.)
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I just started back to work (teacher) and need a fun book to escape into on my weekends.
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I would LOVE to win because I am looking for a new mascara and that one looks awesome. I also love to read and am always looking for new books. Following you on insta and bloglovin!
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I would like to win because my wife loves makeup and she has been wanting this book since she first heard about it.
This sounds like such a great end-of-summer read, and it’s been on my list for awhile so I’d love to win a copy! Following you on Instagram & Bloglovin’ (@hellorigby on both!) 🙂