{"product_id":"9781471179907","title":"The Helpline","description":"\u003cb\u003e'Nicely observed, with deft writing that makes it look easy. I think we all know someone like Germaine'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eGRAEME SIMSION, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eOffice life can be a minefield . . .\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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's forced to accept a position she's entirely wrong for: answering the phones of the Senior Citizen's Helpline.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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's trying to evict.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e As the rebelling senior citiziens begin to open Germaine's eyes to a life outside boxes and numbers, she realises that she may be the only one capable of pulling their feuding community together . . .\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eWitty, big-hearted and hugely enjoyable, \u003ci\u003eThe Helpline\u003c\/i\u003e is what you might get if you crossed \u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e with \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster, Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55132696707415,"sku":"9781471179907","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0799\/4569\/5575\/files\/22022383482711.jpg?v=1790198758","url":"https:\/\/somiibooks.com\/products\/9781471179907","provider":"Somiibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}