Synopsis:

The true story of a spoiled, high-powered Washington lawyer (me) who is forced to leave her job at the Senate and come back home to the Smoky Mountains to work as an unpaid and inept receptionist in her father's tiny medical office.  Comedy, pathos, and bad reception follow.

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Topics/Categories:

Autobiography, comedy, Humor, medical, Nonfiction, Southern, Women's Lives

Genre:

Memoir

Best Sellers:

Amazon Medical Humor Amazon Southern Memoir Great Lakes Indie Chicagoland

Type of Work:

Book

Publishers:

Algonquin Books

Awards:

#1 Book Sense Pick July 2007 Non-Fiction A Best Book by The Literary Guild A Recommended Summer Read 2008 New York Public Book Sense Book Club Pick 2008 Elle Readers' Prize First Ever Book of the Month for Family Circle magazine Library

Original Publish Date:

2008-08-19

ISBNs:

1565126130

Reading Guides:

http://www.carolynjourdan.com/guide.htm

Formats:

Hardcover, Paperback, Kindle, Audio Unabridged, Large Print