Adversity reaction: the verdict on Sheryl Sandberg's sequel

Sandberg's latest book, Option B, may be less than perfect but that is precisely why it works

Sheryl Sandberg: the chief operating officer of Faceboook represents our very best selves

Over the past ten years, Sheryl Sandberg has become a kind of emblem for the modern successful woman – not simply a role model, with her billionaire status, her amazing job as chief operating officer of Facebook, her happy family, and her successful book Lean In, but something a little closer to home, a kind of aspirational stand-in (a prettier, better blow-dried stand-in) representing our very best selves.

When Sandberg wins, we win. ...