Genre:
Women’s Fiction
Description:
“‘If
you want to get ahead, get noticed,’ is Orla Hanlon’s motto. New
to London and the first female programmer at CouperDaye, a global
investment bank, she takes on a high-profile but controversial
project.
With her
new luxury apartment and a work-romance quietly on the side, Orla
thinks she has everything under control.
Until a bug
in her code causes chaos on the trading floor and Orla finds herself
a scapegoat in a corporate game, fighting to save her new life in
London.”
Author:
“Fiona
Pearse was born in Dublin, Ireland and has been a software developer
for 15 years. Now settled in London, she writes financial software
and is working on her second novel. She is also a blogger and poet
with several poems in literary journals.”
For more,
visit the author’s website.
Appraisal:
As the
first female computer programmer at her new employer, Orla has to
deal with the obvious issue of being a novelty among her peers, along
with some of the all-too-typical management issues and job challenges
typically found in a software development shop. I was impressed with
the author’s ability to communicate the challenges of Orla’s job
without sinking into tech-talk or too much detail for the layperson.
Much of the
story conflict comes from Orla’s struggle to balance her work
goals, her personal life, and possibly sneak in a little sex (surely
romance and a fuller relationship would be asking too much). Overall,
Orla’s Code
was a quick, fun read.
FYI:
Adult
language and some mild adult content.
Added
for Reprise Review: Orla's
Code was a nominee in the Chick Lit/Women's Fiction category for B&P
2014 Readers' Choice Awards. Original review ran February 22, 2014.
Format/Typo
Issues:
No
significant issues.
Rating:
***** Five stars
Reviewed
by: BigAl
