Hard Copy: A story of girl meets printer
Author: Veldman, Fien
ISBN: 9781035906451
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 02 Jul 2024
Pages: 256 Format: Paperback / softback
Spending long hours in her claustraphobic office cubicle, a customer service assistant is struggling. Isolated, frustrated and lonely, she finds comfort in only one thing- the office printer. As she confides in the printer about her hopes and dreams, her fears and her past, it becomes clear to her that he is listening. But to her employees, the blossoming relationship is a worrying cry for help.
Diagnosed with burnout and placed on leave, she faces severance and worse separation from her beloved printer. But she's not about to give up on her only friend without a fight. And, it turns out, neither is he.
'A talented new voice worth paying attention to.' Irish Times
'Equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' Jenny Mustard
'Very funny on the tedium of office life.' Irish Independent
'Intimate and surprising at every turn - A truly one-of-a-kind novel- I loved it.' Sarah Maria Griffin
This novel has it all. It's smart, captivating, poignant, absurd, moving, and terribly funny.' Jente Posthuma
ISBN: 9781035906451
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Year first published: 02 Jul 2024
Pages: 256 Format: Paperback / softback
Spending long hours in her claustraphobic office cubicle, a customer service assistant is struggling. Isolated, frustrated and lonely, she finds comfort in only one thing- the office printer. As she confides in the printer about her hopes and dreams, her fears and her past, it becomes clear to her that he is listening. But to her employees, the blossoming relationship is a worrying cry for help.
Diagnosed with burnout and placed on leave, she faces severance and worse separation from her beloved printer. But she's not about to give up on her only friend without a fight. And, it turns out, neither is he.
'A talented new voice worth paying attention to.' Irish Times
'Equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' Jenny Mustard
'Very funny on the tedium of office life.' Irish Independent
'Intimate and surprising at every turn - A truly one-of-a-kind novel- I loved it.' Sarah Maria Griffin
This novel has it all. It's smart, captivating, poignant, absurd, moving, and terribly funny.' Jente Posthuma
