简介：TheArchimedesPrincipleofbuoyancystatesthatabodysubmergedinfluidisacteduponbyaforceequaltothatofthedisplacedfluid.Itisthislawofdisplacementandmacrocosmicneutralizationthatseeminglygovernsthelifeofarising,juniorexecutivenamedSoniaaswellwho,unabletofindababysitteroneevening,decidestocallonherfriendandstay-at-homeneighborRocioandinreturn,offerstosendherfreelancingrésumétouppermanagementforpossiblepermanentplacementwithintheagency.Frustratedbyhercompany'sincreasinglyinequitabledemands(asalesconglomerateappropriatelynamedAlbatross)andtroubledoverherneglectforherson(appeasingherconsciencewithbyconstantlybuyinghimnewpajamas),Sonia'slifesoonreachesanunexpectedturningpointwhenRocio'sperformanceanduncompromisingworkethic-alongwithherfluencyinItali.an-impresseshersuperiorsandputshercareeronanevenfastertracktouppermanagementinpreparationforamulti-nationalventure,aheadofSonia.FromascreenplaybynovelistBelenGopegui,TheArchimedesPrincipleisacleverandlighthearted,butincisive,elegantlychoreographed,andacutelyobservedportraitofthecomplex(andoftenobscured)interrelationbetweencorporateandinterpersonalmachinationsthat,unlikeRobertSolis'similarlyfocusedcomplexsocialdynamicsinGrandeécole,managestoinfuseasenseofhumanity,acceptance,andunderstanding(andevenunderstatedhumor)eventothemostegregiousactsofconscious,personalbetrayal.…