I Hope This Finds You Well: A Novel
Written by Natalie Sue
Narrated by Nasim Pedrad
4/5
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About this audiobook
INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER • Recommended by the New York Times Book Review, Today show, People, NPR, Elle, Good Housekeeping, Parade, Harper's Bazaar, and more!
""Hilarity ensues.""— TAYLOR JENKINS REID • ""Fans of The Office will delight."" — SHELBY VAN PELT • ""Wickedly funny."" — PEOPLE • ""I could not put it down."" — JULIA QUINN • ""A workplace sitcom transformed into a romantic comedy novel."" — ELLE
In this wildly funny and heartwarming 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 color 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 favor, convince HR she’s Supershops material, and beat out the competition.
But as Jolene is drawn further into her coworkers' private worlds and realizes they are each keeping secrets, her carefully constructed walls begin to crumble—especially around Cliff, who she definitely cannot have feelings for. Eventually she will need to decide if she’s ready to leave the comfort of her cubicle, even if that 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 along with it.
Editor's Note
Funny and tender…
When an IT error allows Jolene — a standoffish woman who masks loneliness with snark — to read her colleagues’ private messages, she hatches a plan to leverage the new information to bolster her career. But Jolene comes to realize she isn’t all that different from the coworkers she once despised. “I Hope This Finds You Well” is funny, tender, and relatable to all of us who feel disconnected in a hyper-connected age.
Natalie Sue
Natalie Sue is a bicultural Persian British Canadian writer. Until recently, she worked in criminal justice. She lives in Calgary with her husband, daughter, and dog.
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Readers find this title a nice time-passer with a decent amount of suspense/thrill. It may feel anti-climatic, but overall enjoyable and better read than listened to.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Mar 3, 2025
A simply wonderful book. I felt really immersed in the story. Clever and funny, sometimes heartbreaking. I didn't want it to end. A delight. And the narrator is simply perfect. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Feb 21, 2025
This is such a sweet story and I love the narrator! - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Dec 14, 2024
I didn’t know a book with an office setting could be so exciting, funny, and poignant all at the same time! Absolutely loved the characters who were quirky, sad, and beautiful. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Nov 13, 2024
I loved the book and narration! The story may be a little predictable but it's so well-told that I didn't care. Her characters' stories unfold naturally throughout the book to the very end. Nasim Pedrad narrates it beautifully and sounds exactly as I imagined Jolene would. (And I *loved* Jolene's mother's voice!) I only wish I could find more books that she's narrated. - Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Aug 20, 2024
Wasn't too bad really. It was a nice time-passer with a decent amount of suspense/thrill. it did feel a little anti-climatic but still good overall. i think this is one of those books that's better actually reading rather than just listening. - Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5
Jun 10, 2024
An unexpectedly hearty story about what happens when we give people (including ourselves) a chance - Rating: 2 out of 5 stars2/5
Jun 7, 2024
1 hour in and I couldn't get into it. Main character is whiny and seld involved1 person found this helpful
