Publisher's Synopsis
"Rich Pickings" is about high finance in the 2000s before the crash, corporate life, and a young man's battle for self-discovery in the face of stress, doubt and temptation. It comprises edited extracts of the diary of Jake Egerton, beginning in June 2006 and spanning about a year, as he finishes university, moves to London, and gets a job in emerging market finance. He's too innocent and fixated on success to be wary of how corporate life in this powerful industry may change him. What a time, that first year in finance, in a world still oblivious to the looming crash; the promise of rich pickings...
