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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Publication date
March 4, 2014
Pages
243
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9781476716923
ISBN-10
1476716927
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.75 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.75 lbs.
Original list price
$25.00
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: An âabsorbing and memorable novelâ (Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children) set in the world of corporate intrigue, about a woman who must choose between her dream job and everything elseâher savings, her reputation, and an unexpected chance at love.
From award-winning author Frederick Dillen, an inspiring and deeply moving novel about the power of second chances
As a corporate âundertakerâ for a mergers and acquisitions firm in New York, Carol MacLean travels from factory to factory, firing blue-collar workers who remind her of her father and the kids she grew up with. She hates her job. But Carol has been biding her time: her boss has promised that one day, after she has paid her dues, Carol will get to run a company instead of having to bury it.
On what is supposed to be her last assignment, Carol travels up the coast of Massachusetts to a desperate fishing town where the late lobster and day boats cluster around the inner harbor, the blue steeples of the Portuguese church stand tall on the horizon, and the last remaining fish processing plant is in its death throes. Thatâs when she learns that sheâs about to be fired.
To save the town and herself, Carol becomes determined to rescue the factory sheâs under orders to shut down. With the help of the townspeople and a roughly charming local fisherman, and by the force of her own resolve, Carol throws herself into transforming the companyâbut is soon faced with increasingly difficult decisions. Must she choose between the job she has always wanted and everything else?
Beauty explores the ways in which one woman will risk everythingâher savings, her reputation, and even a chance at loveâin pursuit of her dream.
From award-winning author Frederick Dillen, an inspiring and deeply moving novel about the power of second chances
As a corporate âundertakerâ for a mergers and acquisitions firm in New York, Carol MacLean travels from factory to factory, firing blue-collar workers who remind her of her father and the kids she grew up with. She hates her job. But Carol has been biding her time: her boss has promised that one day, after she has paid her dues, Carol will get to run a company instead of having to bury it.
On what is supposed to be her last assignment, Carol travels up the coast of Massachusetts to a desperate fishing town where the late lobster and day boats cluster around the inner harbor, the blue steeples of the Portuguese church stand tall on the horizon, and the last remaining fish processing plant is in its death throes. Thatâs when she learns that sheâs about to be fired.
To save the town and herself, Carol becomes determined to rescue the factory sheâs under orders to shut down. With the help of the townspeople and a roughly charming local fisherman, and by the force of her own resolve, Carol throws herself into transforming the companyâbut is soon faced with increasingly difficult decisions. Must she choose between the job she has always wanted and everything else?
Beauty explores the ways in which one woman will risk everythingâher savings, her reputation, and even a chance at loveâin pursuit of her dream.
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Simon & Schuster (March 4, 2014)
9781476716923 | details & prices | 243 pages | 5.75 × 8.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.75 lbs | List price $25.00
About: An âabsorbing and memorable novelâ (Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children) set in the world of corporate intrigue, about a woman who must choose between her dream job and everything elseâher savings, her reputation, and an unexpected chance at love.
About: An âabsorbing and memorable novelâ (Tom Perrotta, author of Little Children) set in the world of corporate intrigue, about a woman who must choose between her dream job and everything elseâher savings, her reputation, and an unexpected chance at love.
CD/Spoken Word
With Chris Andrew Ciulla (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Blackstone Audio Inc (March 4, 2014)
9781482964431 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.00 × 0.75 in. | 0.35 lbs | List price $24.95
About: [Read by Chris Andrew Ciulla]From award-winning author Frederick G.
About: [Read by Chris Andrew Ciulla]From award-winning author Frederick G.
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