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Last Woman Standing
by Amy Gentry

Published: 2019-05-28
Paperback : 336 pages
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From the author of Good as Gone comes a brilliant and timely thriller: Strangers on a Train by way of Thelma and Louise.

Dana Diaz is an aspiring stand-up comedian—a woman in a man’s world. When she meets a tough computer programmer named Amanda Dorn, the two bond over their ...

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From the author of Good as Gone comes a brilliant and timely thriller: Strangers on a Train by way of Thelma and Louise.

Dana Diaz is an aspiring stand-up comedian—a woman in a man’s world. When she meets a tough computer programmer named Amanda Dorn, the two bond over their struggles in boys’ club professions. Dana confides that she’s recently been harassed and assaulted while in L.A., and Amanda comes up with a plan: they should go after each other’s assailants, Strangers on a Train–style. But Dana finds that revenge, however sweet, draws her into a more complicated series of betrayals. Soon her distrust turns to paranoia, encompassing strangers, friends—and even herself. At what cost will she get her vengeance? Who will end up getting hurt? And when it’s all over, will there be anyone left to trust?

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“Next up, Daaaaana Diaz!”

A few hands clapped as I stepped up onto the wooden platform stage, picking my way around the PA system. Under the lights, I tugged my shirt hem away from the waistband of my jeans one last time, cleared a strand of dark brown hair from my lip-glossed smile, and palmed the mic, carefully unwrapping the cord from the stand. No point in losing two minutes wrestling it down to my level?—?five foot four in the four-inch heels I am rarely without onstage. ... view entire excerpt...

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What are some of the challenges both Dana and Amanda faced in their professional fields? Have you had similar obstacles in your career? In your everyday life?

Did some of the acts of revenge go too far, in your opinion? Why was it so easy for Dana to get wrapped up in the agreement with Amanda? Did you trust Amanda from the beginning?

Were you surprised by the ending? Discuss why you think the author chose her villain, and what that choice means in the context of something like the #metoo movement.

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