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The Lowe Job
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Expected 16 Jun 26
Pride and Prejudice
for the modern a fresh and stylish debut following a family of women who are thrust into the spotlight in the wake of a scandal and expertly exploit their newfound fame, perfect for fans of
Blue Sisters
and
Good Material
.
When Lili Lowe gets caught having an affair with her married boss, an admired local politician, she finds herself at the epicenter of a scandal that could dismantle her life as she knows it. She turns, as many women would, to her mother. But Lydia Lowe is not the kind of mother to offer gentle words of consolation. Instead she devises a strategy that doesn’t just manage the fallout, it actively exploits it, and Lili goes from making coffee and booking meetings to making headlines and booking talk shows. Soon, thanks to the commodification of Lili’s scandal, the whole world knows the Lowe family.
Lili’s three sisters—Stevie, Iris, and Katie—have differing reactions to being in the spotlight, but once the wheels are turning, it seems impossible to stop what’s in motion…and it doesn’t take long for the craziness surrounding the Lowes to spiral out of control. Money and celebrity, the Lowes discover, come at a price—sometimes, the louder one’s voice (especially a woman’s), the more others will seek to silence it.
With a potent blend of spectacular style, compulsive voice, sharp social commentary, and ferocious heart, The Lowe Job is escapism with a contemporary book club novel for the modern listener looking for fresh fiction that is at once funny, sexy, incisive, and heartfelt.
When Lili Lowe gets caught having an affair with her married boss, an admired local politician, she finds herself at the epicenter of a scandal that could dismantle her life as she knows it. She turns, as many women would, to her mother. But Lydia Lowe is not the kind of mother to offer gentle words of consolation. Instead she devises a strategy that doesn’t just manage the fallout, it actively exploits it, and Lili goes from making coffee and booking meetings to making headlines and booking talk shows. Soon, thanks to the commodification of Lili’s scandal, the whole world knows the Lowe family.
Lili’s three sisters—Stevie, Iris, and Katie—have differing reactions to being in the spotlight, but once the wheels are turning, it seems impossible to stop what’s in motion…and it doesn’t take long for the craziness surrounding the Lowes to spiral out of control. Money and celebrity, the Lowes discover, come at a price—sometimes, the louder one’s voice (especially a woman’s), the more others will seek to silence it.
With a potent blend of spectacular style, compulsive voice, sharp social commentary, and ferocious heart, The Lowe Job is escapism with a contemporary book club novel for the modern listener looking for fresh fiction that is at once funny, sexy, incisive, and heartfelt.
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352 pages, Hardcover
Expected publication June 16, 2026
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November 3, 2025
This book is packed with juicy drama that had me laughing, gasping, and shaking my head. An affair with a married politician creates an enormous scandal and the rest is entertaining and fascinating. The characters were amazing and so real and relatable. The themes in this book are super relevant today with exploiting things for TV, fame, money, and trying to speak the truth. I couldn’t put this one down. I already miss the characters. I received an advance review copy for free, and I am leaving this review voluntarily.
November 20, 2025
Lydia was once an actress and then a successful agent forced to give up her career once she became a mother. Her ambition has never wavered and she is determined to make sure her daughters become successful (i.e., rich and famous). When one of her daughters has an affair with her married boss, a politician rising in popularity, Lydia sees a perfect opportunity to control the narrative.
This is an entertaining and cheeky look at the way the media treats women and I was riveted by the Lowe sisters and their mother. 4.5 stars.
Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.
This is an entertaining and cheeky look at the way the media treats women and I was riveted by the Lowe sisters and their mother. 4.5 stars.
Thank you to William Morrow and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
This really made me upset. I’m going to preface this review with a disclosure: if any of my gripes are obvious satire that I missed, PLEASE let me know—I don’t know enough about the author or her beliefs to make a wholly accurate judgement. I’m willing to admit when I misread something!
I detest Lili Lowe. I detest the Lowes PERIOD (with the exception of Katie, and Stevie is on thin ice). This premise really had me at first; I love a novel about unhinged women doing unhinged women things. It just fell so incredibly flat and felt VERY tone deaf. Lili considers herself to be a champion of feminism, yet doesn’t have ANY regard (at one point she directly says she doesn’t care) for the woman she’s screwing over by choosing to pursue an affair? That’s supposed to be #feministgirlboss to me? And she just… never faces any nuanced repercussions for that besides one-dimensional men calling her a slut? Also, she’s supposed to be this absolute genius, but we NEVER see that. All of her progressive takes reek of 2015 pink-p*ssy-hat feminism that have been regurgitated time and time again without a hint of intersectionality. SHOW me she’s smart; in my opinion, she didn’t really do anything to earn her ending at all. I don’t dislike her because she owns her sexuality—I think that’s awesome! I dislike her because her progressivism starts and ends with her, and other women who look like her. For example, not once does she (or ANYONE) say that some of the stuff Iris does veers into weird appropriation territory, specifically with her use of palo santo. At first I thought this was cheeky commentary from the author about how feminism is employed differently by wealthy white women, but the writing felt too earnest for that. I wouldn’t necessarily care too much if this book didn’t market itself as the next big work of raunchy feminist lit, but because it does, I’m going to hold it to the standards of feminism as it stands in 2026. This isn’t it anymore.
The only redeeming character is Katie. I loved seeing how the fame so quickly changed her and ruined her goals in a way that it didn’t for the other girls because she’s so young. I also did enjoy the complexity of Lydia; she wants what’s best for her girls, but it’s become warped by her own desires and how she’s been stiffed in the past.
What I really want to get across is that this novel isn’t WHOLLY bad. There’s some really interesting characters, and some MESSY action (I won’t even touch the Stevie-Iris thing with a 10 foot pole in this review because it’s a whole other can of worms) but I feel like the portrayal of feminism is lacking to the point where it was genuinely making me frustrated.
I detest Lili Lowe. I detest the Lowes PERIOD (with the exception of Katie, and Stevie is on thin ice). This premise really had me at first; I love a novel about unhinged women doing unhinged women things. It just fell so incredibly flat and felt VERY tone deaf. Lili considers herself to be a champion of feminism, yet doesn’t have ANY regard (at one point she directly says she doesn’t care) for the woman she’s screwing over by choosing to pursue an affair? That’s supposed to be #feministgirlboss to me? And she just… never faces any nuanced repercussions for that besides one-dimensional men calling her a slut? Also, she’s supposed to be this absolute genius, but we NEVER see that. All of her progressive takes reek of 2015 pink-p*ssy-hat feminism that have been regurgitated time and time again without a hint of intersectionality. SHOW me she’s smart; in my opinion, she didn’t really do anything to earn her ending at all. I don’t dislike her because she owns her sexuality—I think that’s awesome! I dislike her because her progressivism starts and ends with her, and other women who look like her. For example, not once does she (or ANYONE) say that some of the stuff Iris does veers into weird appropriation territory, specifically with her use of palo santo. At first I thought this was cheeky commentary from the author about how feminism is employed differently by wealthy white women, but the writing felt too earnest for that. I wouldn’t necessarily care too much if this book didn’t market itself as the next big work of raunchy feminist lit, but because it does, I’m going to hold it to the standards of feminism as it stands in 2026. This isn’t it anymore.
The only redeeming character is Katie. I loved seeing how the fame so quickly changed her and ruined her goals in a way that it didn’t for the other girls because she’s so young. I also did enjoy the complexity of Lydia; she wants what’s best for her girls, but it’s become warped by her own desires and how she’s been stiffed in the past.
What I really want to get across is that this novel isn’t WHOLLY bad. There’s some really interesting characters, and some MESSY action (I won’t even touch the Stevie-Iris thing with a 10 foot pole in this review because it’s a whole other can of worms) but I feel like the portrayal of feminism is lacking to the point where it was genuinely making me frustrated.
December 20, 2025
📚The Lowe Job
⚠️Grace Alexander
Blurb:
Pride and Prejudice for the modern a fresh and stylish debut following a family of women who are thrust into the spotlight in the wake of a scandal and expertly exploit their newfound fame, perfect for fans of Blue Sisters and Good Material .
When Lili Lowe gets caught having an affair with her married boss, an admired local politician, she finds herself at the epicenter of a scandal that could dismantle her life as she knows it. She turns, as many women would, to her mother. But Lydia Lowe is not the kind of mother to offer gentle words of consolation. Instead she devises a strategy that doesn’t just manage the fallout, it actively exploits it, and Lili goes from making coffee and booking meetings to making headlines and booking talk shows. Soon, thanks to the commodification of Lili’s scandal, the whole world knows the Lowe family.
Lili’s three sisters—Stevie, Iris, and Katie—have differing reactions to being in the spotlight, but once the wheels are turning, it seems impossible to stop what’s in motion…and it doesn’t take long for the craziness surrounding the Lowes to spiral out of control. Money and celebrity, the Lowes discover, come at a price—sometimes, the louder one’s voice (especially a woman’s), the more others will seek to silence it.
With a potent blend of spectacular style, compulsive voice, sharp social commentary, and ferocious heart, The Lowe Job is escapism with a contemporary book club novel for the modern listener looking for fresh fiction that is at once funny, sexy, incisive, and heartfelt.
My Thoughts:
Lydia was once an actress and then a successful agent forced to give up her career once she became a mother, When her daughter has an affair with a married politician creates an enormous scandal and the rest is entertaining and fascinating.. relevant today with exploiting things for TV, fame, money, and trying to speak the truth. I couldn't put this down, add this to your TBR list, highly recommend.
Thanks NetGalley, William Morrow and Author Grace Alexander for the advanced copy of "The Lowe Job" I am leaving my voluntary review in appreciation.
#NetGalley
#WilliamMorrow
#GraceAlexander
#TheLoweJob
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
⚠️Grace Alexander
Blurb:
Pride and Prejudice for the modern a fresh and stylish debut following a family of women who are thrust into the spotlight in the wake of a scandal and expertly exploit their newfound fame, perfect for fans of Blue Sisters and Good Material .
When Lili Lowe gets caught having an affair with her married boss, an admired local politician, she finds herself at the epicenter of a scandal that could dismantle her life as she knows it. She turns, as many women would, to her mother. But Lydia Lowe is not the kind of mother to offer gentle words of consolation. Instead she devises a strategy that doesn’t just manage the fallout, it actively exploits it, and Lili goes from making coffee and booking meetings to making headlines and booking talk shows. Soon, thanks to the commodification of Lili’s scandal, the whole world knows the Lowe family.
Lili’s three sisters—Stevie, Iris, and Katie—have differing reactions to being in the spotlight, but once the wheels are turning, it seems impossible to stop what’s in motion…and it doesn’t take long for the craziness surrounding the Lowes to spiral out of control. Money and celebrity, the Lowes discover, come at a price—sometimes, the louder one’s voice (especially a woman’s), the more others will seek to silence it.
With a potent blend of spectacular style, compulsive voice, sharp social commentary, and ferocious heart, The Lowe Job is escapism with a contemporary book club novel for the modern listener looking for fresh fiction that is at once funny, sexy, incisive, and heartfelt.
My Thoughts:
Lydia was once an actress and then a successful agent forced to give up her career once she became a mother, When her daughter has an affair with a married politician creates an enormous scandal and the rest is entertaining and fascinating.. relevant today with exploiting things for TV, fame, money, and trying to speak the truth. I couldn't put this down, add this to your TBR list, highly recommend.
Thanks NetGalley, William Morrow and Author Grace Alexander for the advanced copy of "The Lowe Job" I am leaving my voluntary review in appreciation.
#NetGalley
#WilliamMorrow
#GraceAlexander
#TheLoweJob
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review of advance copy received from Author
THIS IS THE BEST BOOK OF 2026 ✨💐💋
The Lowe Job is a binge all nighter, then laugh at yourself for sobbing in your pjs in the morning type of book… and then you want to go back and read it all over again because you miss the characters too much.
Grace Alexander writes about this beautifully wild family in such detail that before you know it you’re weeping about the nostalgia of moments in the sister’s childhood like it was your own. It’s entertaining, squidgy and sexy in all the right places.
Can’t and won’t get over this for a while. Going to pre-order it for everyone I know so I can gossip about it with them. Genius. Yay.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
The Lowe Job is a binge all nighter, then laugh at yourself for sobbing in your pjs in the morning type of book… and then you want to go back and read it all over again because you miss the characters too much.
Grace Alexander writes about this beautifully wild family in such detail that before you know it you’re weeping about the nostalgia of moments in the sister’s childhood like it was your own. It’s entertaining, squidgy and sexy in all the right places.
Can’t and won’t get over this for a while. Going to pre-order it for everyone I know so I can gossip about it with them. Genius. Yay.
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Review of advance copy
Aside from the witty dialogue, fast moving plot, and deeper political layers in The Lowe Job, it was the characters and their relationships that will stay with me for the longest time:
The unconditional love and loyalty of the sisters. The simultaneous teasing and esteeming of the sisters to their mother. The vulnerability of Katie. The roles that they all play for each other (reluctantly, willingly, with resentment and love) all combined to create a depiction of family life that was complex, messy, flawed, but rooted in a fierce instinctive loyalty that endures beyond the final page.
The unconditional love and loyalty of the sisters. The simultaneous teasing and esteeming of the sisters to their mother. The vulnerability of Katie. The roles that they all play for each other (reluctantly, willingly, with resentment and love) all combined to create a depiction of family life that was complex, messy, flawed, but rooted in a fierce instinctive loyalty that endures beyond the final page.
Review of advance copy received from Goodreads Giveaways
I received this book as a Goodreads giveaway. I did not like any of the characters in the story. It was a satire on politics and the media. Women doing the same outrageous things as men, but getting persecuted for it.
Lots of sexual activity that managed to be boring. Sad family drama. I meant to rate this as a 2, but Goodreads won't let me change the rating from 3 t0 2.
Lots of sexual activity that managed to be boring. Sad family drama. I meant to rate this as a 2, but Goodreads won't let me change the rating from 3 t0 2.
November 25, 2025
Goodness me! What a very open and frank family they are. I do like reading about sisters interacting with each other. Never had a sister so it intrigues me. I received a complimentary copy of this book. Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own.
tbr-arc
November 4, 2025i mean, this sounds like the kind of chaos i crave
*thank you to William Morrow for the ARC*
*thank you to William Morrow for the ARC*
January 31, 2026
3.5 ⭐️
Fun read, felt very loosely based on the Kardashians.
Fun read, felt very loosely based on the Kardashians.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Devoured this and loved every single page. Totally fell in love with the Lowe sisters- funny, salacious, poignant and touching, a must read!
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