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I Hope This Finds You Well

By: Natalie Sue
Narrated by: Nasim Pedrad
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‘A darkly funny riot’ The Times, Book of the Month

A GOODREADS CHOICE AWARD FOR FICTION 2024

Would you want to know what your colleagues say behind your back?

Jolene certainly doesn’t.

She’s riddled with anxiety, depressed, and hates her coworkers. The less she knows about them, the better.

So when a catastrophic IT f--k up grants her access to all of their emails and private messages, she’s initially horrified. The last thing she wants is to be privy to their sad discussions about dying desk plants and marital troubles.

That’s until, with job cuts looming, she realises the power this new-found knowledge gives her.

But as she digs deeper and deeper into the private lives of her colleagues, Jolene uncovers a lot more than she bargained for… And the walls she’d so carefully built start crumbling down.

For readers who loved The Office US and Really Good, Actually comes the awkward heroine you’re about to fall in love with

©2024 Natalie Sue (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers
Editors Select Friendship Literary Fiction Satire Funny
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AN APPLE TOP TEN FAVOURITE DEBUT OF 2024

‘Darkly funny with a brilliant premise: our endearingly petty protagonist Jolene accidentally gets access to her colleagues' emails. Think The Office, but for burnt-out millennials’ Emma Gannon

'This darkly funny debut novel will resonate with anyone who's worked a soul-crushing corporate job’ Red

'Wickedly funny … This sparking debut will have you snickering in the break room' People Magazine

‘A darkly funny satire that cuts right to the quick of modern office life, this will resonate with anyone who's ever rolled their eyes at the water cooler' Harper's Bazaar

'A sweet and smart reminder that no one has this figured out' Stylist

'A sharp, witty debut’ Woman & Home

'Such a clever, funny, bittersweet read – if Eleanor Oliphant worked in an office, she’d be friends with Jolene' Belfast Telegraph

‘Bright, hilarious, witty and so moving … Sue portrays the tedium and triumph of life in an office cubicle’ Amanda Eyre Ward, author of The Jetsetters

'Unexpected, surprisingly sweet, and totally made my day. Which is to say: I devoured it! Fans of The Office will delight' Shelby Van Pelt, author of Remarkably Bright Creatures

'I knew I would fall in love from the first page … This is a book you're going to want to read as slowly as possible to savor every hilarious, heartfelt moment' Jesse Sutanto, author of Dial A for Aunties

'Office Space meets Fleabag in this utterly unique, hilarious, and lovable novel’ Colleen Oakley, author of The Mostly True Story of Tanner and Louise

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Hope.

It’s difficult to put in words how much this book meant. It wasn’t an easy listen at times feeling the anxiety and rollercoaster of emotions the protagonist went through but it was real. A wonderful story. Thank you.

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Really interesting take on modern office politics

Great performance and I was gripped by the twists and turns. I enjoyed the narration.

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SO GOOD!!

I loved everything about this book, such an impressive debut. I’m also writing this as someone doesn’t usually lean towards books like this.

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Good story but over dramatic narration

4 for 3.5. I enjoyed the story a lot but after a couple of hours the almost constant intensely dramatic narration of Jolene’s inner world was just so irritating. It really impacted my enjoyment of the book. I appreciate this is probably down to the direction rather than the skill of the narrator.

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Great plot & story

Did get second hand embarrassment for some of the characters at points but overall I really enjoyed the story. Worth a listen for sure!

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Warm and beautiful

Couldn’t put it down. Beautiful story well narrated. Highly recommend. Would be nice to see this turn to a movie someday

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Very sweet and a bit weird.

Like the characters, like the journey, slight over use of chat about stomach churning.
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unnecessarily dreary and long

The concept is great, being able to see colleagues emails could have been a set up a wholesome, funny romantic easy read. instead this is just an unlikeable main character being overly dramatic and dreary, and just moaning for the entire thing. Every single side plot had unnecessary depressive elements. if you're looking for a fun romantic read, stay away. I finished it but wish I hadn't bothered.

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Struggled to finish this.

I struggled to finish this. I just didn’t care about the main character at all. It meant the story really dragged…

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Amateurish prose

I persevered despite the clunky and laughably immature overuse of cliched figurative language throughout. This made an already dull story very predictable. I guess I liked the characters but wonder if a better writer would have presented their stories with some finesse and discernment. It read like fan fiction or a bad YA novel.

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