A Window Opens - Hardcover

"Elisabeth Egan has not only written a relatable, empathic story about woman at a personal and professional crossroads. She has turned a sharp and satirical eye to both the self-important, neologism-choked jargon of the corporate world and the claustrophobic self-satisfactions that are often endemic to suburban life. The result is a buoyant, engaging novel that manages the rather remarkable feat of taking no sides even as it takes no prisoners. A delightful and impressive debut." --Meghan Daum, author of The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion

"A winning, heartfeltdebut."
--"Good Housekeeping"

"A winning, heartfelt debut."
--"Good Housekeeping"

""A Window Opens "is funny and perceptive novel about a woman who makes a big career change and has to manage that -- as well as her family. Think" Where's You Go, Bernadette "and "Bridget Jones's Diary.""
- Gretchen Rubin, author of "The Happiness Project"

Elisabeth Egan has not only written a relatable, empathic story about woman at a personal and professional crossroads. She has turned a sharp and satirical eye to both the self-important, neologism-choked jargon of the corporate world and the claustrophobic self-satisfactions that are often endemic to suburban life. The result is a buoyant, engaging novel that manages the rather remarkable feat of taking no sides even as it takes no prisoners. A delightful and impressive debut. Meghan Daum, author of The Unspeakable: And Other Subjects of Discussion"

A winning, heartfelt debut.
"Good Housekeeping""

"A Window Opens "is funny and perceptive novel about a woman who makes a big career change and has to manage that as well as her family. Think" Where s You Go, Bernadette "and "Bridget Jones s Diary."
Gretchen Rubin, author of "The Happiness Project""

This take on the work-life imbalance from "Glamour" books editor Egan was released at the very end of August, but it still made eight "Best Summer Reads" lists, not to mention August's Library Reads Top Ten. It's still great reading for fall. "Egan has an eye for the absurdities of the corporate workplace" ("New York Times Book Review")and got starred "Kirkus" and "Booklist" reviews.
"Library Journal ""

If Elisabeth Egan s debut novel, "A Window Opens," makes you want to run out and kiss your loved ones and your carbon-based books, rest assured that you re not alone. We ll explain.
Pure Wow Books"

"Elisabeth Egan s wry, up-to-the-minute social comedy perfectly captures the harried life of a working mother who is, by necessity, on call 24/7 in every sphere. Filled with humor and heartbreak, this acutely observed debut is compulsively readable."
Christina Baker Kline, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Orphan Train"

Elisabeth Egan is the books editor at Glamour. Her essays and book reviews have appeared in Self, Glamour, O, The Oprah Magazine, People, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, the Huffington Post, the New York Times Book Review, the Los Angeles Times Book Review, The Washington Post, the Chicago Sun-Times and The Newark Star-Ledger. She lives in New Jersey with her family.