Tracy Flick Canât Win
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Tracy Flick, star of Election and one of the most memorable characters of our time, returns in this dark and insightful comedy about midlife.
Ambitious and hardworking Tracy Flick feels underappreciated and stuck. Her job as a high school assistant principal isnât the political career she dreamed of as an over-achieving teen, so when the longtime principal abruptly announces his retirement, offering a rare chance of promotion, Tracy is filled with zeal at the prospect of success.
But nothing ever comes easily to Tracy Flick, no matter how diligent or qualified she happens to be. As she takes her shot at the top job, her male colleaguesâ determination to honour Vito Falcone, a star quarterback of dubious character, triggers troubling memories of her high school experience, and storm clouds brewing in her present â her goals, career and relationships â send Tracy spiralling.
âOne of the great writers that we have today. I love this bookâ Harlan Coben
âEngrossing and mordantly funnyâ People
âTold with Perrottaâs piercing wit, wisdom, and exquisite insight into human folly, Tracyâs second act delivers acerbic insight about frustrated ambitionâ Esquire
âBrilliant, biting satireâ Associated Press
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Tom Perrotta is the bestselling author of ten works of fiction,
including Election and Little Children, both of which were made into critically acclaimed movies, and The Leftovers and Mrs. Fletcher, which were both adapted into series. He lives outside Boston.
