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A funny and deeply felt novel that illuminates the pivotal role of work in our lives-a riveting fusion of The Nest, Up in the Air, and Then We Came to the End that captures the emotional complexities of five HR colleagues trying to balance ambition, hope, and fear as their small company is buffeted by economic forces that threaten to upend them.Rosa Guerrero beat the odds as she rose to the top of the corporate world. An attractive woman of a certain age, the longtime chief of human resources at Ellery Consumer Research is still a formidable presence, even if her most vital days are behind her. A leader who wields power with grace and discretion, she has earned the devotion and loyalty of her staff. No one admires Rosa more than her doting lieutenant Leo Smalls, a benefits vice president whose whole world is Ellery.
About the Author
THIS COULD HURT, a razor-sharp dissection of corporate culture, will be available in 2018. Set in the aftermath of the 2008 financial collapse, Jillian Medoff's fourth novel offers an insider's look at the relationships among five HR colleagues facing professional and personal challenges.Along with writing novels, Jillian has had a long career in management consulting. She's worked for a wide range of employers, including Deloitte, Aon, Marsh & McLennan, Revlon, Max Factor and Medco, and is currently a Senior Consultant with a professional services firm, where she advises clients on how to communicate with employees during periods of organizational change. The eldest daughter of a traveling salesman, Jillian moved 17 times by age 17, ending up in Atlanta. She has a BA from Barnard and an MFA from NYU, where she studied with such luminary writers as Mona Simpson, Jonathan Dee, Robert Coover and Alice Walker. She also attended Master Classes with Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, and Grace Paley. A former fellow at the MacDowell Colony, Blue Mountain Center, VCCA and Fundacion Valparaiso in Spain, Jillian has taught fiction writing at NYU and the University of Georgia. At present, she's working on her next novel, a 21st century BONFIRE OF THE VANITIES.
