E - by Matt Beaumont (Paperback)

About the Book

Written by a former advertising copywriter, this novel about a London ad agency desperate to land a coveted big account follows the outrageous antics of a group of employees as they scheme, lie, and claw their way up (and down) the corporate ladder. The corporate intrigue unfolds in a succession of escalating e-mails.

Book Synopsis

Carla Browne-1/5/00, 3:05 pm
to: All Departments
re: I'm leaving now . . . but before I go there are some things you should know...!!!! Set in a London ad agency desperate to land a coveted big account, e follows the bureaucratic bungling, cutthroat maneuvers, and outrageous sexual antics of a group of Miller-Shanks employees as they scheme, lie, lust, and claw their way up (and down) the company ladder. Written by a former advertising copywriter, this hilarious, dead-on-target novel marks the debut of a hip and exciting new voice in contemporary fiction. With the click of a mouse, Matt Beaumont brings the novel of letters into the twenty-first century, turning his merciless, unerring eye on today's Machiavellian corporate culture-with uproarious results. Rachel Stevenson, Personnel-1/5/00, 3:09 pm
to: Chandra Kapoor
cc: David Crutton
re: Urgent: Please delete Carla Browne's ID from e-mail with immediate effect. Thank you.

About the Author

MATT BEAUMONT is a creative director at an ad agency in London, and is the author of e and five other books.