The Competition

The Competition
Katherine Collette
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Trade Paperback
h233 x 155mm - 352pg
1 Feb 2022 AU
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9781922268068
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Katherine Collette' s much-anticipated and hilarious follow-up to The Helpline, the debut Aussie novel that charmed the worldFrances quite honestly isn' t that excited about the SpeechMakers annual national conference and public-speaking competition. What she' s excited about (relatively speaking) is that this year there' s a major prize. Frances has a few small problems, and forty thousand dollars would go a long way to sorting them out. Keith is Frances' s probably-ex-mentor, it' s hard to tell since she' s not talking to him, and he disapproves of the prize money. He thinks SpeechMakers should be about self-improvement, not self-enrichment. He wants to win the competition, though. He thinks it might help the situation with his wife Linda. Neil doesn' t care about the competition at all but Judy, his mother and coach, does, so. And Rebecca. . . Actually, what the hell is Rebecca doing here? Rebecca belongs to Frances' s past, not her present. And certainly not her (hopefully) less-disastrous future. Katherine Collette, author of the hilarious The Helpline, returns with another sharply observed comedy of manners and a cast of loveable underachievers, headed for self-improvement despite themselves.
' A book centred around a collection of endearing but socially challenged misfits who need to let go of their less-than-perfect pasts in order to take control of their lives. Inspired by the author' s real-life experiences in Toastmasters, The Competition tells an amusing tale of ambition, friendship and redemption, with just a touch of romance. It will appeal to fans of heartfelt easy-reading books with quirky characters such as those by Graeme Simsion and Toni Jordan. ' * Books+Publishing * ' A fun read, full of unique characters. ' * Daily Mail on The Helpline * ' The character of Germaine, endearing but far from cutesy, is the great triumph of this accomplished debut. ' * Sydney Morning Herald on The Helpline * ' The Helpline is populated with prickly women who are often terse or unkind to the people around them. And it' s wonderful. ' * Broadsheet on The Helpline *
Katherine Collette is a novelist, podcaster and engineer living in Melbourne with her husband and two children. Her debut novel, The Helpline, was published in the US, UK, Germany and Italy. She also co-host books podcast The First Time.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781922268068
Published: 1 Feb 2022
Published In: Australia
Imprint: Text Publishing Company
Publisher: Text Publishing
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 233mm
Width: 155mm
Spine: 31mm
Weight: 484g
Pages: 352

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