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Author:

Collette, Katherine, 1981- author.

Title:

The helpline : a novel / Katherine Collette.

Edition:

First Atria Books hardcover edition.

Publisher:

Atria Books,

Copyright Date:

2019

Description:

294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Women mathematicians--Fiction.
Older people--Fiction.
Hotlines (Counseling)--Fiction.
Interpersonal relations--Fiction.
Conspiracies--Fiction.
Humorous fiction.

Notes:

"Originally published in Australia in 2018 by The Text Publishing Company"--Title page verso.

Summary:

"Germaine Johnson doesn't need friends. She has her work and her Sudoku puzzles. Until, that is, an incident at her insurance company leaves her jobless--and it turns out that there are very few openings these days for senior mathematicians with zero people skills. Soon enough though, Germaine manages to secure a position at City Hall answering calls on the Senior Citizens Helpline. But it turns out that the mayor has something else in mind for Germaine: a secret project involving the troublemakers at the senior citizens center and their feud with the neighboring golf club--which happens to be run by the dashing yet disgraced national Sudoku champion, Don Thomas, a celebrity of the highest order to Germaine. Don and the mayor want the senior center closed down and at first, Germaine is dedicated to helping them out--it makes sense mathematically, after all. But when Germaine actually gets to know the group of elderly rebels at the senior center, they open her eyes to a life outside of boxes and numbers and for the first time ever, Germaine realizes she may have miscalculated. Filled with an eccentric, totally unique, and (occasionally) cranky cast of characters you can't help but love, The Helpline is a feel-good page-turner that will make you reexamine what it means to lead a happy life--and is bound to capture your heart along the way"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

1982111348
9781982111342
198211133X
9781982111335

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1080554262

LCCN:

2018058750

Locations:

WKPE185 -- Cherokee Public Library (Cherokee)

DBPE173 -- Clear Lake Public Library (Clear Lake)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FXPH314 -- Carnegie-Stout Public Library (Dubuque)

SIPD314 -- James Kennedy Public Library (Dyersville)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

YEPF572 -- Marion Public Library (Marion)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)

YMPD532 -- Monticello Public Library (Monticello)

BVPE851 -- Nevada Public Library (Nevada)

XAPE737 -- Shenandoah Public Library (Shenandoah)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

YWPD162 -- Tipton Public Library (Tipton)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

CIPB482 -- Victor Public Library (Victor)