title: Wife in the Fast Lane: A Novel
author:  Karen Quinn 
description: Quinn (<i>The Ivy Chronicles</i>) spins a delightful story about the unsinkable Christy Hayes, a former Olympic gold medalist turned successful entrepreneur whose comfy life is about to hit a bumpy patch. Founder and CEO of athletic shoe company Baby G, Christy lands an ideal husband, Michael Drummond, a wealthy media mogul who's survived a bad marriage. Things are swell until Christy's housekeeper and confidant dies, leaving behind her precocious 11-year-old granddaughter, Renata Ruiz, whom Christy takes in. Michael, however, wants nothing to do with another child, as his daughter despises him. Just when the domestic scene is looking bleak, Christy is ousted from the top spot at Baby G, contretemps erupt at the private school Christy sends Renata to (Christy and the head of the PTA have a history), and another of Christy's antagonists sets her sights on Michael. Christy's battles to save her marriage and public image provide pages of good reading, though the plot hinges on a string of coincidences, and Michael's revulsion toward parenting feels forced. Still, Quinn's sharp portrayal of shady corporate dealings and shadier private school shenanigans is good fun up to its happy ending. <i>(Mar.)</i> <br />Copyright  Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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  ## Praise for Wife in the Fast Lane
  
  “Karen Quinn does it again! Wife in the Fast Lane is funny, entertaining,
  sweet, and smart. Every woman who has ever had to juggle kids, work, and
  marriage (or even two of the three!) will relate to its wise and witty voice.”
  
  —Leslie Schnur, author of The Dog Walker
  
  “Wife in the Fast Lane is a hysterical journey up and down both corporate and
  romantic chutes and ladders—and a delicious, tart, juicy, slice of Big Apple
  life.”
  
  —Jill Kargman, author of Momzillas and coauthor of The Right Address
  
  Praise for The Ivy Chronicles
  
  “[A] ferociously funny tale.”
  
  —Us Weekly
  
  “Entertaining…picks up where The Nanny Diaries left off.”
  
  —New York Post
  
  “Hilarious.”
  
  —Child magazine
  
  “A guilty pleasure worth indulging.”
  
  —Booklist
  
  “Tales of Manhattan’s elite trying to get their tots into private schools is
  sure to make you smirk condescendingly…. The Ivy Chronicles delivers.”
  
  —Boston Herald
  
  “If you think you may be a neurotic parent, read thi