“By turns revealing, hilarious, dishy, and razor-sharp, Impersonation lives in that rarest of sweet spots: the propulsive page-turner for people with high literary standards.” —Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers

 Allie Lang is a professional ghostwriter and a perpetually broke single mother toa young boy. Lana Breban is a powerhouse lawyer, economist, and advocate forwomen’s rights. With aspirations of running for office, Lana and her staff have decidedshe needs help softening her public image. That’s when Allie is hired to write Lana’smemoir about her life as a mother. Allie believes she knows the drill: she has learned howto inhabit the lives of others and tell their stories better than they can. But soon Allie’schildcare arrangements unravel; she falls behind on her rent; her subject, Lana, is frustratinglyaloof; and Allie’s boyfriend decides to go on a road trip toward self-discovery.As a writer for hire and a mother, Allie has gotten too used to being accommodating. Atwhat point will she speak up for all that she deserves?

Impersonation tells a timely, insightful, and bitingly funny story of ambition, motherhood,and class.