Temporary Av Hilary Leichter

<p><b>SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOLLINGER EVERYMAN WODEHOUSE PRIZE 2021</b><br><br>''Terrifyingly entertaining.'' Kelly Link<br>''Masterful.'' <i>Washington Post</i><br>''''Alice in Wonderland set in the gig economy.'' <i>New York Times</i><br>''What is this?'' <i>Los Angeles Times</i><br>Shortlisted for the Center for Fiction''s 2020 First Novel Prize<br><b><br>18 boyfriends. 23 jobs. One ghost who occasionally pops in to give advice. Welcome to the world of the Temporary. </b><br><br><i>''There is nothing more personal than doing your job''. </i>So goes the motto of the Temporary, as she takes job after job, in search of steadiness, belonging, and something to call her own. Aided by her bespoke agency and a cast of boyfriends ¿ each allotted their own task (the handy boyfriend, the culinary boyfriend, the real estate boyfriend) ¿ she is happy to fill in for any of us: for the Chairman of the Board, a ghost, a murderer, a mother. Even for you, and for me.<br><br>Wild, hopeful, infinitely sa