The Call Center |
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Author:
| Basu, Chirantan |
ISBN: | 978-1-4929-0671-1 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $10.00 |
Book Description:
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This novel revolves around the men and women working at a fictional financial call center in Ottawa, the sleepy capital of Canada. The center handles both collections and stock trading.Angie and Josephine are young, optimistic and full of energy. Josephine knows what she wants-a successful husband, house and kids. Angie is breathtakingly beautiful, sensual and carefree, but she always seems to fall for the wrong man. Norma is a widow. She misses her husband who died after a long battle...
More DescriptionThis novel revolves around the men and women working at a fictional financial call center in Ottawa, the sleepy capital of Canada. The center handles both collections and stock trading.Angie and Josephine are young, optimistic and full of energy. Josephine knows what she wants-a successful husband, house and kids. Angie is breathtakingly beautiful, sensual and carefree, but she always seems to fall for the wrong man. Norma is a widow. She misses her husband who died after a long battle with lung cancer. Helping colleagues and clients at work is how she fills her time during the week. When she goes home, she often checks her voicemail to see if her sons have called. Tammy is a single mom, juggling two kids and work. Sandy has a crush on Maria who finds him geeky and annoying. Lawrence and Chris do not get along at all but must sit in adjoining cubicles. And there is the insatiable Carla, who is never happy with what she has, always craving something more. Blind ambition lands her in the middle of a vicious power struggle. Unfortunately, she backs the loser.The winner, Gayle, is a professional and a perfectionist, fair but tough. She finally gets the promotion she wants and deserves but loses a close friend and finds herself all alone.This is not a love story, a murder mystery or a fantasy. Rather, this is a story about ordinary folks working long hours for not much money, dealing with cranky clients all day, and yet somehow remaining calm and professional. This novel is about ordinary people doing extraordinary things sometimes.