#1 in New Releases for Single Women's Fiction ★ #3 in New Releases for Humor ★ #4 in New Releases for Women’s Humorous Fiction ★ #5 in Travel Humor
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#1 in New Releases for Single Women's Fiction ★ #3 in New Releases for Humor ★ #4 in New Releases for Women’s Humorous Fiction ★ #5 in Travel Humor ★
From the Author: Entitled, politically incorrect Jessica Puente goes from princess to pauper overnight when she loses her fabulous jet-setting job in the Great Recession. Jess must come of age again, find a job, and overcome her hubris.
Jess crash-lands in her old-fashioned Spanish-speaking hometown of San Antonio, where she fights with old frenemies and her family. Bailing with partner-in-crime millennial Missy for New York City, Jess is sure that the Big Apple will provide the way back to the glamorous lifestyle she deserves. But in the new upside-down “gig” economy, Jess must compete for jobs, grad school, and a 115-square-foot guest room with the types of kids she used to babysit.
Settling into the historic hotel for women, Jess is shocked that World War I behavioral codes still rule. Her adventures don't quite measure up to her dreams as she resentfully grapples with choosing between what she wants and what she can afford.
Bragging Rights: Girl, Unemployed hit several Amazon Bestseller categories.
#1 in New Releases for Single Women’s Fiction
#3 in New Releases for Humor
#4 in New Releases for Women’s Humorous Fiction
#5 in Travel Humor
#51 in City Life Fiction
Our Take: Wry, sharp, and full of millennial chaos, Girl, Unemployed captures the disorienting freefall from glamor to grit with biting humor and cultural commentary. The book skewers job-hunting in the gig economy, intergenerational tensions, and the sobering realities of post-recession ambition—all while dragging a reluctant protagonist through self-inflicted disasters and unexpected moments of clarity. It’s a smart, witty coming-of-age-again story that will resonate with anyone who’s ever chased big dreams on a small budget.
From a Reader:
“Girl, Unemployed is a brilliant, witty, and refreshingly raw exploration of reinvention in a world that no longer plays by the old rules […] Groft delivers a mirror to our times—where the ones who thrive aren’t those who cling to the past, but those who dare to forge a new path, rooted in community and positive relationships.”