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Narrated by:
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Carly Robins
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By:
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Hilary Leichter
In Temporary, a young woman’s workplace is the size of the world. She fills increasingly bizarre placements in search of steadiness, connection, and something, at last, to call her own. Whether it’s shining an endless closet of shoes, swabbing the deck of a pirate ship, assisting an assassin, or filling in for the Chairman of the Board, for the mythical Temporary, “there is nothing more personal than doing your job.”
This riveting quest, at once hilarious and profound, will resonate with anyone who has ever done their best at work, even when the work is only temporary.
©2020 Hilary Leichter (P)2019 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved.Listeners also enjoyed...




















Critic reviews
“Leichter’s funny, absurdist debut cleverly explores a capitalist society taken to a dreamlike extreme…. Her cutting, hilarious critique of the American dream will appeal to fans of Italo Calvino.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
“A young temp searches for permanence in Leichter’s whimsically surreal fable of late-stage capitalism…. Clever and strange and, in the end, unexpectedly hopeful, less a biting gig-economy satire than a wistful 21st-century myth. A dreamy meditation on how we construct who we are.” —Kirkus
"[Carly] Robins's inflections evoke the perky perfection of a woman who is making incredible connections between the nature of work and life, all amid the story's magical realism. Robins's narration makes this audiobook a delightful experience worthy of multiple listens." —AudioFile Magazine
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There were some audio issues that didn't sit well, but those were easily gotten around turning down the volume.
It's worth your time for the creativity, humor, and the expert writing.
I expected to like it, but I ended up loving it.
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Clever language, incredible transitions from one descriptions of the essence of one temporary job after another. Wonderfully inter-woven characters.
Loved it!
Brilliant
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Cheerful, thoughtful, unique
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Like someone's mixed up dream
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Not entirely sure what I just listened to…
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A book of fantasy? A story that rambles. Not worth listening to
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The narrator did not help clarify the story plot.
I returned the book.
Save Your Money
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