Hedge Fund Wives Reviews
"In this salacious, delightful tale of New York movers and shakers, Boncompagni (Gilding Lily) animates her rich, glamorous, scandalous creatures with a keen eye and irresistible energy. Newly ensconced in her life as the wife of a New York hedge fund derivatives trader, Marcy Emerson is as unimpressed with her neighbors’ materialism and gossiping as she is cowed by the seeming perfection of her new female acquaintances. Nevertheless, she establishes close friendships with fellow hedge fund wives Jill and Gigi as she becomes increasingly aware of her husband’s growing preoccupation with money and appearances—especially when she accepts a job in Gigi’s catering business. When Marcy faces incontrovertible evidence of how far John’s loyal good nature has been stretched, she realizes that for the sake of her own life she must re-evaluate her priorities. Readers fascinated by Upper East Side life will be mesmerized by Boncompagni’s sparkling depiction and may have to fight the temptation to read it all in one sitting."
- Publishers Weekly
"Peyton Place on Fifth Avenue, Tatiana Boncompagni has woven a tale of wealth, scandal, secrets, and revenge. I couldn't put it down!"
- Beth Harbison, Author of Shoe Addicts Anonymous
"I loved it! Tatiana Boncompagni must be an insider -- HEDGE FUND WIVES is like Candace Bushnell for grown ups."
- Marne Davis Kellogg, Author of Friends in High
"A wickedly amusing glimpse into the mores and manners of the rich and richer."
- Linda Francis Lee, Bestselling author of The Ex-Debutante
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When Marcy Emerson’s husband, John, is recruited for a new job on Wall Street, they pack up their home in Chicago and move to New York City. He doesn’t want her to work, so she spends her days among the city’s hedge-fund wives. These women are snobby, privileged, and stinking rich, and Marcy doesn’t fit in. John wants her to play nice, though, so she mingles. Marcy wants more than just gobs of cash and designer clothes—a job, a baby, more time with her husband; but John is progressively becoming more distant. He blames his work, but Marcy suspects something else. Is her husband straying with another hedge-fund wife, or is Marcy falling prey to the sneaky, backstabbing behaviors she’s surrounded by every day. It’s hard to feel sympathy for someone dropping $25,000 at Bergdorf Goodman, especially now at a time of financial catastrophe; but Marcy is a strong character who rises above the crowd in Boncompagni’s glitzy and gossipy second novel."
- Hilary Hatton, Booklist