Allegra Cobb is a straight-A Princeton grad, a former national yoga champion, and is a second-year analyst at a top bank. Working on Wall Street fresh out of college would seem to be a dream come true, but the reality is that Allegra spends long days with charts and graphs, pretending to drink the corporate Kool-Aid, and dreaming about quitting to pursue her passion of being a full-time yogi just as soon as her year-end bonus is secure in her bank account. But doing so is easier said than done—she is constantly being pressured from her father and has unknowingly slept with the man who is now leading her department on their biggest deal to date.
When Allegra forms a fast and intense friendship with the Insta-celebrity yogi guru that she looks up to, she thinks that the life she's always wanted is a double-tap away, only she's not sure she can hold it together until bonus day. Allegra needs her chakras aligned ASAP!
This was sharp, original, and savvy. What Henry accomplishes in her debut is nothing short of amazing. I loved what appears to be the juxtaposition of the ruthless and competitive world of investment banking against the rejuvenating and peaceful realm of yoga when in fact, it turns out to be just as cutthroat.
Allegra is an interesting character with incredible persistence and quick wit. She is determined and fearless with a resolve to strengthen her connection to yoga and her body as well as to make connections with those who also share her passion. The supporting cast is just as strong and developed as the main characters with the right amount of humour and sass.
Henry will surprise and delight her readers. This is a smart and cheeky read with complex and interesting characters. A must read this summer!
MADELEINE HENRY worked at Goldman Sachs and in investment management in New York City. She graduated from Yale in 2014 where she wrote comedy for The Yale Record, America’s oldest college humor magazine.
Breathe In, Cash Out is her debut.
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