From Publishers Weekly Set in the offices of a Dallas telephone company， Camika Spencer's dreary Cubicles stars three women who say things like "I thanked her for voicing her issue with me." Joyce， a jaded manager with a checkered past， is about to become a top executive. She no longer speaks to her old friend Margaret， whose failing health is exacerbated by troubles at home. Dedicated， diligent Faulkner is up for a promotion， but Joyce seems determined to break her spirit. Aside from some tawdry office politics power plays， gossip， sexual harassment there is no plot to speak of. Spencer (When All Hell Breaks Loose) lards every page with useless digressions， providing no fresh insights into "corporate America."Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information， Inc. From Booklist Three seemingly different women are all employed at Meridian Southwest in Dallas. Each woman is seeking self-actualization， although they go about it in different ways. Margaret is the devoutly religious wife and mother whose health issues cause her to consider retiring before she is ready. She is a mentor to Faulkner， who is young and bright and working diligently for a better position and a reminder of the past to Joyce， the middle manager who compromised her self-respect for money and power. Joyce gives Faulkner a hard line to tow while secretly politicking for a promotion to an executive position. While worrying about Margaret， Faulkner frets about her own less than collegial relationship with Joyce. Over a short time span， these women are drawn together. The stakes are high and each woman is forced to reflect on past choices and make new ones that will affect their relationships and their employment. Spencer has captured human dynamics that women face in the workplace in this light-hearted look at the office politics that influence performance and promotion. Lillian LewisCopyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved See all Editorial Reviews