Jillian Medoff is the acclaimed author of the national bestseller I Couldn't Love You More, as well as the novels Hunger Point and Good Girls Gone Bad. Her first novel, Hunger Point, was adapted into an original Lifetime movie. She has an MFA from NYU and has studied with writers including Mona Simpson, Jonathan Dee, and Alice Walker, and taken master classes with Toni Morrison, Joyce Carol Oates, and Grace Paley.
"This smart, jaunty novel takes the lid off a small company's
faltering human resources department to reveal intrigue and
backstabbing that only intensify when the boss gets sick. But, as
Medoff deftly reminds us, decency can find a way of surfacing even
among the filing cabinets." -- People"Uplifting and hilarious." --
Real Simple"A smart, sympathetic dramedy. . . . It's like a New
York novelization of The Office--with less winky, fourth
wall-breaking satire and more heart." -- Entertainment Weekly,
"Best New Books""A sweet, sharp, funny tale." -- Parade"[A] smart
novel of corporate life." -- Newsday"Medoff delves into the working
and personal lives of those who work for Rosa and creates layered
characters rather than clich�s. . . . This Could Hurt is a very
enjoyable read and Medoff moves between the characters and their
stories seamlessly. If there is a silver lining within the
financial crisis, This Could Hurt might be it." -- Free Lance-Star
(Fredericksburg, VA)"A delicious, satisfying book. . . . This Could
Hurt is a worthy follow-up to Medoff's bestseller I Couldn't Love
You More. Filled with heart and humor, it will ring true to anyone
who's experienced both the cruelty and the camaraderie that make up
the modern American workplace." -- BookPage"Set within the cogs of
corporate America, This Could Hurt tells the story of five
colleagues struggling with professional tumult, uncertainty, and
ambition. Jillian Medoff unfolds these characters' daily lives, the
hours spent at the office, with precision and a strong dose of
humanity." -- Southern Living"Bitingly relatable and unexpectedly
touching."
-- The Daily Break"A thoroughly satisfying character study and
exploration of the social microcosm that is the modern workplace.
Medoff . . . is a master of the small, telling detail that
completely nails a person's psyche, delivering a cast of characters
flawed yet struggling to redeem themselves. An ultimately hopeful,
completely inventive tale." -- Library Journal (starred
review)"Witty. . . . wry and ironic. . . . a sharp and moving
read." -- Publishers Weekly"Incisive. . . .Medoff's scenarios will
be familiar to everyone employed everywhere, no matter the company
size, and she cogently captures the angst and celebrates the
camaraderie of coworkers committed to group success while
struggling with personal demons." -- Booklist"Shrewd and deeply
affecting. . . . Sharply drawn intimate details about the lives of
each character add even greater depth and broaden the timeless
appeal of this very smart, thoroughly absorbing story." -- Shelf
Awareness"A penetrative novel about how work--even the work we
might resent or despise at times--forges strange and wonderful
relationships and forces difficult choices." --
Bookreporter"Corporate America has been trying to stamp out
individuality for decades but Jillian Medoff brings it back to
fresh, sexy, sharply funny life again. This Could Hurt is a missive
to everyone who feels stranded in an office: You are not alone." --
Katherine Heiny, author of Standard Deviation"Clear your Outlook
calendar and have tissues at the ready for this huge-hearted page
turner that reaffirms the healing power of plain old human
kindness." -- Courtney Maum, author of Touch and I Am Having So
Much Fun Here Without You"You wouldn't expect a corporate HR
department to house a thrill-ride of a novel, but Jillian Medoff
pulls off the impossible here. Funny, searing and wholly original,
THIS COULD HURT illuminates an ordinary American workplace and the
characters who animate it. With a sharp eye for the absurdities of
modern office life, and even deeper compassion for her characters,
Medoff knocks this one out of the park." -- Darin Strauss, author
of More Than It Hurts You and Half a Life"Searing, sexy and
surprisingly funny, Jillian Medoff's This Could Hurt burns through
the pages. No one is safe in this cruel but compassionate take on
corporate America. I loved it." -- Marcy Dermansky, author of The
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