I Hope This Finds You Well: A Novel

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In this wildly funny and heart-warming office comedy, an admin worker accidentally gains access to her colleagues’ private emails and DMs and decides to use this intel to save her job. A laugh-till-you-cry debut novel you’ll be eager to share with your entire list of contacts, perfect for fans of Anxious People and Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine.
As far as Jolene is concerned, her interactions with her colleagues should start and end with her official duties as an admin for Supershops, Inc. Unfortunately, her irritating, incompetent coworkers don’t seem to understand the importance of boundaries. Her secret to survival? She vents her grievances in petty email postscripts, then changes the text colour to white so no one can see. That is, until one of her secret messages is exposed. Her punishment: sensitivity training (led by the suspiciously friendly HR guy, Cliff) and rigorous email restrictions.
When an IT mix-up grants her access to her entire department’s private emails and DMs, Jolene knows she should report it, but who could resist reading what their coworkers are really saying? And when she discovers layoffs are coming, she realizes this might just be the key to saving her job. The plan is simple: gain her boss’s favour, convince HR she’s Supershops material and beat out the competition.
But as Jolene is drawn further into her coworker’s private worlds and secrets, her carefully constructed walls begin to crumble—especially around Cliff, who she definitely cannot have feelings for. Soon she will need to decide if she’s ready to leave the comfort of her cubicle, even if it means coming clean to her colleagues.
Crackling with laugh-out-loud dialogue and relatable observations, I Hope This Finds You Well is a fresh and surprisingly tender comedy about loneliness and love beyond our computer screens. This sparkling debut novel will open your heart to the everyday eccentricities of work culture and the undeniable human connection that comes with it.

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ISBN9781443470254
PublisherHarperCollins Publishers
Publication Date05/21/24
Pages352

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  • tabeaaa.w
    tabeaaa.w

    16 Followers

    4.5

    The beginning was slow, but sticking with it paid off. I never would have guessed where this book would end up :)

    Jan 5, 2026

  • miss_mandrake
    miss_mandrake

    290 Followers

    1.5

    Das war n ganz schönes Stück Arbeit mich durch das Buch zu lesen - die versprochene Office Komödie war es für mich leider nicht.

    Dec 27, 2024

  • deslin
    deslin

    8 Followers

    3.0

    Like many others, I was a bit blindsided by how this book was marketed as a “wildly funny and heartwarming office comedy.” I went in expecting something mostly light and humorous, but instead found a story that leans heavily on a traumatic backstory that leaves the main character anxious and depressed. For me, that didn’t fully work. The backstory often led to quite repetitive, self-pitying inner monologues. [Spoilers from here down] The characters also felt fairly flat overall, and I didn’t always understand or their decisions. Jolene, in particular, never really felt fully developed. There’s such a strong focus on her traumatic high school experience, but we don’t get a clear sense of how she got to where she is now, especially given how deeply that trauma still seems to affect her ability to function in the present. The resolution towards the end also asked for a lot... When Jolene’s meddling is revealed, the consequences feel strangely minimal. Realistically, it’s not just career-ending but potentially relationship-ending as well, yet everything seems to resolve a little too neatly, with relationships even improving. Similarly, her drinking problem is mostly glossed over and resolves almost on its own. That said, it was still entertaining enough to finish. It’s an easy read, but in the end, I think this just isn’t my genre.

    Apr 15, 2026

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