First published 2025
Sarah stares at her computer screen as another fourteen-hour day stretches ahead. The marketing executive has built her identity around productivity and achievement, but the constant pressure is wearing her down. When her company announces a radical restructuring of work schedules and expectations, Sarah must confront what she truly values. Her colleagues react differently to the changes. Some embrace the opportunity to reclaim their personal lives, while others resist any disruption to familiar patterns. Sarah finds herself caught between her ingrained habits and the possibility of something different. As workplace norms shift around her, she discovers that changing how she works means changing how she sees herself. The novel explores the tension between professional ambition and personal fulfillment in a world where the boundaries between work and life continue to blur.
Genres: fiction, literary-fiction, business, contemporary, 21st-century, workplace
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: character-growth, personal-transformation
432 pages · Hardcover · Bonnier Books Ltd