Synopses & Reviews
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
About the Author
Natalie Sue is a Canadian author of Iranian and British
descent. She spent her formative years moving around western Canada
with a brief stint in Scotland, where she discovered her passion for
storytelling as a means of connection and reading as a means of comfort.
When she's not writing, she enjoys bingeing great and terrible TV,
attempting pottery, and procuring houseplants. She lives in Calgary with
her husband, daughter, and dog. I Hope This Finds You Well is her debut novel.