The Helpline

The Helpline A Novel

First Atria Books hardcover edition

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Publisher's Synopsis

"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 sen

Book information

ISBN: 9781982111335
Publisher: Atria Books
Imprint: Atria Books
Pub date:
Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition
DEWEY: 823.92
DEWEY edition: 23
Number of pages: 294
Weight: 454g
Height: 231mm
Width: 157mm
Spine width: 28mm