Helpline

The Rosie Project by Graeme Simsion is a witty and big-hearted novel about a woman who is forced to accept a position she's wrong for, answering the phones of the Senior Citizen's Helpline. However, it turns out that the role involves a more interesting secret project: to shut down the local community center and stop the elderly troublemakers. Germaine initially believes she is the no-nonsense woman for the job until she gets to know the people she's trying to evict.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 304 pages
Publication date: 23 January 2020
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Ltd

‘Nicely observed, with deft writing that makes it look easy. I think we all know someone like Germaine GRAEME SIMSION, bestselling author of The Rosie Project. Office life can be a minefield. Germaine Johnson likes Sudoku, biscuits, and maths. She is great with numbers and not so great with people. But after an incident at work leaves her jobless, she is forced to accept a position she is entirely wrong for: answering the phones of the Senior Citizen’s Helpline. However, it turns out that the role involves a more interesting secret project: to shut down the local community centre and stop the elderly troublemakers in their tracks. Germaine initially believes she is the no-nonsense woman for the job – until she gets to know the very people she is trying to evict. As the rebelling senior citizens begin to open Germaine’s eyes to a life outside boxes and numbers, she realizes that she may be the only one capable of pulling their feuding community together. Witty, big-hearted, and hugely enjoyable, The Helpline is what you might get if you crossed The Rosie Project with Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.’

Weight: 256g
Dimension: 130 x 197 x 23 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781471179907