A Narcissist's Guide to Philanthropy

<p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>Mark and Jane have it all: high-profile jobs perfect bodies a property in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and popular friends.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>But beneath this shiny veneer they're grappling with society's misunderstanding of their true identities. Mark a hotshot civil rights lawyer feels overshadowed by Jane's close friend. Meanwhile Jane a brilliant architect dreads the thought of being labelled </span><em style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>just</em><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)> a 'boss bitch' - a stereotype that belies her 'wholesome' social life.</span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>As they attempt to correct the injustices surrounding their images their carefully constructed world begins to crack. Relationships fray secrets emerge and their conflicting pursuits threaten to unravel everything they've worked so hard to build. </span></p><p></p><p><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>This biting satire of Sydney's millennial culture provokes readers to question: </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>Is authenticity just another performance? And</strong><span style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)> </span><strong style=background-color: rgba(255 255 255 1); color: rgba(40 40 40 1)>does the social impact of one's actions excuse their shallow motivations?</strong></p><p></p>