I Hope This Finds You Well
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- $16.99
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- $16.99
Publisher Description
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Recommended by the Today show, People, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Harper's Bazaar, and more!
“Like a donut in a break room: unexpected, surprisingly sweet, and totally made my day. Which is to say: I devoured it! . . . Fans of The Office will delight.” — SHELBY VAN PELT, New York Times bestselling author of Remarkably Bright Creatures
""This book is snarky and funny, and then it sneaks up on you by being way deeper and more emotional than you’d guess . . . I could not put it down.” — JULIA QUINN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Bridgerton series
In this wildly funny and heartwarming office comedy, an admin worker accidentally gains access to her colleagues’ private emails and DMs and decides to use this intel to save her job—a laugh-till-you-cry debut novel you’ll be eager to share with your entire list of contacts, perfect for fans of Anxious People and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
As far as Jolene is concerned, her interactions with her colleagues should start and end with her official duties as an admin for Supershops, Inc. Unfortunately, her irritating, incompetent coworkers don’t seem to understand the importance of boundaries. Her secret to survival? She vents her grievances in petty email postscripts, then changes the text color to white so no one can see. That is until one of her secret messages is exposed. Her punishment: sensitivity training (led by the suspiciously friendly HR guy, Cliff) and rigorous email restrictions.
When an IT mix-up grants her access to her entire department’s private emails and DMs, Jolene knows she should report it, but who could resist reading what their coworkers are really saying? And when she discovers layoffs are coming, she realizes this might just be the key to saving her job. The plan is simple: gain her boss’s favor, convince HR she’s Supershops material, and beat out the competition.
But as Jolene is drawn further into her coworkers' private worlds and realizes they are each keeping secrets, her carefully constructed walls begin to crumble—especially around Cliff, who she definitely cannot have feelings for. Eventually she will need to decide if she’s ready to leave the comfort of her cubicle, even if that means coming clean to her colleagues.
Crackling with laugh-out-loud dialogue and relatable observations, I Hope This Finds You Well is a fresh and surprisingly tender comedy about loneliness and love beyond our computer screens. This sparkling debut novel will open your heart to the everyday eccentricities of work culture and the undeniable human connection that comes along with it.
""Wickedly funny . . . This sparkling debut will have you snickering in the break room."" — PEOPLE
“Snarky, romantic, and wickedly heartfelt . . . If you’re looking for your next favorite read, this book has everything—vengeful coworkers, fake engagements, and a hero with a heart of gold. Natalie Sue’s debut is an absolute stunner!” — ASHLEY POSTON, New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
This workplace comedy is both wickedly sharp and unexpectedly sweet natured. Jolene hates her middle-management corporate job almost as much as she hates everyone she works with. Her passive aggression already has her on thin ice with HR, but when an IT mistake accidentally gives her access to every email across the entire company, she learns that a huge round of layoffs are expected...and that maybe her co-workers aren’t as awful as they seem. Debut novelist Natalie Sue has a delightful sense of humor, and we loved seeing how the story transformed Jolene from a cynical, hard-drinking misanthrope into a thoughtful, empathetic person. (We also loved her aggressively loving mom, one of several fun side characters.) Comedian Nasim Pedrad’s delightfully sweet-and-sour narration absolutely nails the book’s vibe. I Hope This Finds You Well is a gem we wanted to recommend to all our friends.
Customer Reviews
Thoroughly enjoyable and heartfelt
Good little wholesome and heartfelt story that masterfully avoids cringe. The parent/child dynamics towards the end were tearjerkers. I wish Cliff’s character was weaved a little more intricately, but that’s all the criticism I have.