In my last column, we learned from the culminating legal trial that was the series finale of “Big Little Lies.” I’m happy to report that the show’s star and producer Reese (Witherspoon, that is) and I have filled the void in our hearts with the series’ departure with a darling, daring piece of IP. “Whisper Network” by Chandler Baker, described by the New York Times as a “fierce and funny #MeToo thriller,” quickly topped the paper’s bestseller list and became a summer pick in Reese Witherspoon’s official book club. And though it is fiction, it has much to teach us about retaining top female talent.

Without spoiling too much of the plot, I’ll tell you that the novel centers around the female lawyers who work in-house at fictitious Truviv, a public company based in Dallas, Texas, and takes readers on a wild ride. As the whisper network grows louder, the novel takes twists and turns that totally surprised me and at the same time, reminded me of the uniquely gendered grievances so many women face in the workplace on both a macro and micro level.

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