Sweet Charity

By Ruth Martin

The ideal summer read: a quirky, charming and hilarious debut novel about office politics, anger management and finding redemption in the unlikeliest of places. A fun romp, especially relatable if you work in an office anywhere.

When Morag and Jamie arrive in London, UK, fresh from southern Africa, they’re set to carpe every diem on their new adventure. Little does Morag know it’ll take her six months of diems and a series of disastrous interviews to find her first job in the Big Smoke.

But when she lands a job at anger management charity, The HAMP, she finds herself face-to-face with a line-up of unique, annoying and (sometimes) lovable colleagues. All goes smoothly for Morag and The HAMP, sort of, until a disastrous tweet sends this fictitious London charity into crisis management overdrive and on to the sports field, where hilarity and heroes emerge.

Fans of The Office will enjoy this feel-good satire. And Morag's keen observations, crushing neuroses and wild exaggerations will have you laughing out loud one moment, and profoundly moved, the next.