The Helpline
Published on 23. July 2019
Book
Paperback/Softback
304 pages
978-1-4711-7988-4 (ISBN)
Description
NEVER PUT YOUR LIFE ON HOLD ...
Germaine Johnson may not be all that good with people but she's great with numbers. Unfortunately, as she discovers after 'the incident' at Wallace Insurance (and the subsequent disputed allegations), there are very few openings these days for senior mathematicians. Then her cousin gets her a job at the council. On the Senior Citizens Helpline.
It's not the resume entry Germaine wanted - but it turns out Mayor Verity Bainbridge has something more interesting in mind for her. A secret project involving the troublemakers at the senior citizens centre and their feud with the golf club next door. Which is run by the strangely attractive Don Thomas.
Don and the mayor want the seniors closed down. Germaine wants what Don and the mayor want. But when she's forced to get to know the 'troublemakers'- things get more complicated.
Witty, big-hearted and hugely enjoyable, The Helpline is what you might get if you crossed The Rosie Project with The Office. Germaine is a perfect oddball heroine, and Katherine has created a wonderful cast of supporting characters, from Ralph in Health and Safety to Jin-Jin, Germaine's mischievous neighbour. If you have ever wrestled with the world of office politics, this charming debut novel is for you.
Germaine Johnson may not be all that good with people but she's great with numbers. Unfortunately, as she discovers after 'the incident' at Wallace Insurance (and the subsequent disputed allegations), there are very few openings these days for senior mathematicians. Then her cousin gets her a job at the council. On the Senior Citizens Helpline.
It's not the resume entry Germaine wanted - but it turns out Mayor Verity Bainbridge has something more interesting in mind for her. A secret project involving the troublemakers at the senior citizens centre and their feud with the golf club next door. Which is run by the strangely attractive Don Thomas.
Don and the mayor want the seniors closed down. Germaine wants what Don and the mayor want. But when she's forced to get to know the 'troublemakers'- things get more complicated.
Witty, big-hearted and hugely enjoyable, The Helpline is what you might get if you crossed The Rosie Project with The Office. Germaine is a perfect oddball heroine, and Katherine has created a wonderful cast of supporting characters, from Ralph in Health and Safety to Jin-Jin, Germaine's mischievous neighbour. If you have ever wrestled with the world of office politics, this charming debut novel is for you.
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Edition
Export/Airside
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 153 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4711-7988-4 (9781471179884)
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Katherine Collette
The Helpline
E-Book
07/2019
1st Edition
Simon + Schuster LLC
€3.86
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Katherine Collette is a Melbourne-based writer and sewage engineer. She once worked at a senior citizens council and her experience there informed The Helpline, her debut novel.