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When I got laid off in 2009 I was desperate for a women’s fiction novel that had a fmc (female main character) in the same predicament as me. There weren't many but Clare Cook’s Wildwater Walking Club, and it was a lifeline.
Because being laid off is lonely, and as an introvert my tendency is to find characters in a book to help me feel less alone. In my first novel, Alice Miller gets laid off. And it’s peppered with the inner monologues that I had and that many of my clients have shared with me. And I’ve heard from others who lost their jobs and read this book that, like Wildwater Walking Club, it was a lifeline. So if you’re a reader (or want to read) and enjoy a good story about love and reinvention, then pick up Feels Like Home. Here’s a snippet of Alice trying to figure out what to tell people about getting laid off. It’s honestly one of the hardest things about it: “I’m in between jobs,” she said to her reflection. Blech. “I’m a very important person with a very important job that I just don’t have anymore.” Nope. “I was fired.” Next. “My boss was an asshole and didn’t like me since I was a woman, so he fired me.” Too angry. “I don’t know what I do anymore. I don’t even know who I am anymore. Who am I without a job?” This must’ve hit too close to home, as Alice noticed the tears leaking from her reflection’s eyes before she felt the wetness on her cheeks. To grab your copy of Feels Like Home: https://a.co/d/08w990nk
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