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The Quiet Triumph of Rachel Farrowsworth
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Artikel-Nr:
9781922697844
Veröffentl:
2022
Einband:
Paperback
Erscheinungsdatum:
16.10.2022
Seiten:
226
Autor:
Alison Sweeney
Gewicht:
291 g
Format:
216x140x12 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
After more than twenty years in Human Resources Alison decided she preferred words to people and went on to fulfil a career in Communications.Born in Calcutta to a Scottish mother and an Anglo-Indian father she describes herself as being pale with a liking for a curry. She lives in Sydney and is married to a Kiwi.You can connect with Alison on Twitter https://twitter.com/Blend_Of_Stuff or on Facebook at https://facebook.com/BlendOfStuff.You can visit Alison's blog https://theinstantcoffee.com/showing articles published in the Heckler column (Sydney Morning Herald), Mamamia, Online Opinion, The Otago Daily Times, The Footy AlmanacThis is her first novel.
Rachel Farrowsworth is 56, lives in South Western Sydney, and is looking for a job. She is not a confident 'Fifty and fabulous' as frequently depicted on the cover of magazines. With limited education, she is rejected for hundreds of low-level jobs and is one step away from being homeless. Her mother is in a nursing home, her best friend in Brisbane and her closest friend is Rima from Syria who lives next door.
She faces age discrimination. She reluctantly accepts the stream of rejection emails, living on instant noodles and begging the electricity company for sympathy.
She attends interview after interview. She feels invisible.
A Covid-19 lockdown hits hard.
She takes in Leah, a reforming drug addict, another fifty something who is struggling to survive.
She reads in the paper that her former partner has committed murder-suicide. She is forced to relive their relationship, the control he had over her, the miscarriage she suffered.
One day, her frustration gets the better of her and as part of an emotional outburst she responds with 'Eating' to the ubiquitous 'What motivates you?' question and Bev, an Office Manager, takes a chance. Rachel lands a job as an Administrative Assistant in a technology company!
The learning curve is steep but rewarding. She must master corporate buzzwords, fancy coffee machines, team building activities.
Eighteen months later, she is made redundant. Unable to face what she knows will be another endless stream of knockbacks, she spirals.
She is shocked back into action after almost losing Rima's daughter at the park.
In the background is Robert, another job seeker. Quiet, humble, educated Robert who is drawn to Rachel's gutsiness.
Rachel refuses to give up her independence, but she likes Robert. Recognising a need in the community for a drop-in centre for older people looking for work, they start the next chapter of their life by opening Leah's Corner, named after her friend who died of an overdose.
She faces age discrimination. She reluctantly accepts the stream of rejection emails, living on instant noodles and begging the electricity company for sympathy.
She attends interview after interview. She feels invisible.
A Covid-19 lockdown hits hard.
She takes in Leah, a reforming drug addict, another fifty something who is struggling to survive.
She reads in the paper that her former partner has committed murder-suicide. She is forced to relive their relationship, the control he had over her, the miscarriage she suffered.
One day, her frustration gets the better of her and as part of an emotional outburst she responds with 'Eating' to the ubiquitous 'What motivates you?' question and Bev, an Office Manager, takes a chance. Rachel lands a job as an Administrative Assistant in a technology company!
The learning curve is steep but rewarding. She must master corporate buzzwords, fancy coffee machines, team building activities.
Eighteen months later, she is made redundant. Unable to face what she knows will be another endless stream of knockbacks, she spirals.
She is shocked back into action after almost losing Rima's daughter at the park.
In the background is Robert, another job seeker. Quiet, humble, educated Robert who is drawn to Rachel's gutsiness.
Rachel refuses to give up her independence, but she likes Robert. Recognising a need in the community for a drop-in centre for older people looking for work, they start the next chapter of their life by opening Leah's Corner, named after her friend who died of an overdose.