{"product_id":"2940170437689","title":"The Helpline: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn eccentric woman who is great with numbers amp;mdash; but not so great with people amp;mdash; realizes it¿s up to her to pull a community together in this charming, big-hearted debut perfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eEleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Rosie Project\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGermaine Johnson doesn¿t need friends. She has her work and her Sudoku puzzles. Until, that is, an incident at her insurance company leaves her jobless amp;mdash; and it turns out that there are very few openings these days for senior mathematicians with zero people skills.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoon enough though, Germaine manages to secure a position at city hall answering calls on the senior citizens helpline. But it turns out that the mayor has something else in mind for Germaine: a secret project involving the troublemakers at the senior citizens center and their feud with the neighboring golf club amp;mdash; which happens to be run by the dashing yet disgraced national Sudoku champion, Don Thomas, a celebrity of the highest order to Germaine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon and the mayor want the senior center closed down, and at first, Germaine is dedicated to helping them out amp;mdash; it makes sense mathematically, after all. But when Germaine actually gets to know the group of elderly rebels at the senior center, they open her eyes to a life outside of boxes and numbers, and for the first time ever, Germaine realizes she may have miscalculated.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFilled with an eccentric, totally unique, and (occasionally) cranky cast of characters you can¿t help but love, \u003ci\u003eThe Helpline\u003c\/i\u003e is a feel-good pause-resister that will make you reexamine what it means to lead a happy life amp;mdash; and is bound to capture your heart along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47117317112048,"sku":"2940170437689","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940170437689_p0.jpg?v=1763802152","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940170437689","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}