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H: A novel
After being infected with herpes, Joan Halprin, asingle woman in her mid-thirties, feels untouchable.She spent her youth enjoying worldly experiencesin New York and other cities, but now it's time tostart a serious career as a copywriter for a FortLauderdale advertising agency. Despite feelinglike a pariah in her personal life, Joan is anxiousto prove herself professionally.Fort Lauderdale in the 1980s is experiencing areal estate boom. Joan's parents have moved fromBoston to a retirement community in the area,and her brother and his thrifty wife have settlednearby. But even with the presence of her family,Joan feels isolated with her "H" problem, despiteknowing that one in four women, and one in fivemen, are similarly afflicted.Her irascible, rotund new boss certainly isn't helpingher regain her self-esteem. But with her irrepressiblehumor, Joan concocts an extraordinary solutionto most of what ails her. Will this creative projectwork?"H": A Novel is an amusing and original tale ofoffice politics, sex, and one woman's search forher true identity.
128 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2007
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May 20, 2015
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This is one of the best indie books I've read. I think because it's an indie and lack of marketing it didn't do too well. That's really unfortunate, because this is worth the read and very well-written.
OMG, I've never laughed so hard in my life. This book was set in the 1980's, when employees were allowed to smoke at their desk. Also, the employer was not up to date on technology, they used a typewriter. The office politics, smoking and lack of technology brought back memories of my first job.
On to Joan, the heroine of the story. Joan, Joan, Joan was a hot mess. She was infected with "H" and she wasn't handling it too well. She admits to having some fifty partners in her day, and really didn't know when or where the infection happened. Two things Joan did that made me gasp for air. First, she met a nice guy and she didn't disclose her infection for a few months. THEN, her boss was an ass and Joan had plotted a plan to infect the man!!! I'm like OMG. Unfortunately, he feel asleep and slipped into a diabetic coma.
DAMN, what a read.
This is one of the best indie books I've read. I think because it's an indie and lack of marketing it didn't do too well. That's really unfortunate, because this is worth the read and very well-written.
OMG, I've never laughed so hard in my life. This book was set in the 1980's, when employees were allowed to smoke at their desk. Also, the employer was not up to date on technology, they used a typewriter. The office politics, smoking and lack of technology brought back memories of my first job.
On to Joan, the heroine of the story. Joan, Joan, Joan was a hot mess. She was infected with "H" and she wasn't handling it too well. She admits to having some fifty partners in her day, and really didn't know when or where the infection happened. Two things Joan did that made me gasp for air. First, she met a nice guy and she didn't disclose her infection for a few months. THEN, her boss was an ass and Joan had plotted a plan to infect the man!!! I'm like OMG. Unfortunately, he feel asleep and slipped into a diabetic coma.
DAMN, what a read.
January 26, 2016
Definitely a disappointment - had heard about this book years ago, which was fairly difficult to locate (not on library shelves, etc.).
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