Maybe It's About Time

Maybe It's About Time

Two people trapped in their different worlds. One by wealth and one by poverty. Twenty years working for The Firm has given Marcus Barlow everything he wants but has taken his soul in return. Finding a way to leave has become an obsession.Claire Halford¿s life hits rock bottom when she is caught st......
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<p>Two people trapped in their different worlds. One by wealth and one by poverty. Twenty years working for The Firm has given Marcus Barlow everything he wants but has taken his soul in return. Finding a way to leave has become an obsession.</p><p>Claire Halford¿s life hits rock bottom when she is caught stealing food from Tesco Express. Left alone by her husband with two small children and an STI, her suicide music is starting to play louder in her head.</p><p>A chance meeting brings them together. As a mystery virus from China starts to run riot across the country, their world¿s collide and they find they have more in common than they knew.</p><p>Set in the early months of 2020, <em>Maybe It¿s About Time</em> is a story about the difficulty of changing lives for the better. Starting as a funny and satirical view of the egocentric world of professional services, it gives way to a heart-warming story of an unlikely friendship that rejuvenates Marcus and Claire, giving them both hope f
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Twenty years spent working for The Firm has funded everything Marcus Barlow and his perfect family have wanted. But, approaching his 55th birthday, things are starting to change. Doubts about his life and his values dominate his thoughts.Money no longer commands his loyalty as he wrestles with his conscience. He no longer wants to be a 'corporate hooker' and things are starting to spiral out of control. Claire Halford is a single mother, struggling to survive on Universal Credit .A promising career in fashion beckoned but was cut short as a student by an unplanned pregnancy. Left alone by her cheating husband with two small children and an STI, her life on a council estate hits rock bottom when she is caught stealing food from Tesco Express. Marcus and Claire's worlds collide over a dinner organised by a mutual friend, Gavin, her social worker.They are both trapped souls and turn to each other for support as they try to change their lives. As Claire's life takes turns for the better, Marcus is unable to let go of a life that challenges his values at every turn but provides him with everything. The world around them is changing too.A mystery virus from China is heading for the UK, impacting on the lives of everyone it comes into contact with. Maybe It's About Time is a bitingly satirical portrayal of the world of professional services set in the first months of the coronavirus pandemic in 2020. At its heart, Maybe It's About Time is about compassion and kindness.Life may not always be fair and good things don't always happen to good people but as long as there is human compassion, there is hope things can be better.

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Opplev en ny virkelighet med Maybe It's About Time

Velkommen til en gripende reise der livets valg og verdier settes på prøve. Maybe It's About Time tar deg med inn i historien om Marcus Barlow, en mann som etter 20 års karriere i et prestisjetungt firma, begynner å stille spørsmål ved sitt liv og sine verdier. Det er på tide å stille spørsmålet: Hva virkelig betyr noe?

To verdener kolliderer

Klar for å dykke ned i en verden av kontraster? Marcus lever i overflod, men føler seg likevel fanget i et liv han ikke lenger kjenner seg igjen i. På den andre siden har vi Claire Halford, en alenemor som kjemper for å overleve i en tøff hverdag. I et tilfeldig vennemøte krysses deres veier, og håp og empati blir nøkkelordene i denne historien.

Temaer i Maybe It's About Time

  • Samfunnskritikk: En skarp satire over det profesjonelle livets realiteter.
  • Menneskelig empati: Hvordan forbindelser kan endre liv, uansett bakgrunn.
  • Endring og utvikling: Marcus og Claire finner veien ut av sine respektive livskriser.
  • Koronapandemiens innvirkning: Et mysterium fra Kina som påvirker alle i deres liv.

Hvorfor velge Maybe It's About Time?

Dette er mer enn bare en fortelling; det er et speil som viser hvordan vi alle står overfor utfordringer og forandringer. Med dype karakterer og en tankevekkende handling vil Maybe It's About Time utforske hva det vil si å være menneskelig. Kom for underholdningen, men bli for innsikten.

Unike aspekter av produktet

  • Format: Pocketbok - lett å ta med seg.
  • Språk: Norsk bokmål - lettfattelig for alle lesere.
  • Utgave: Ny utgave med ekstra innhold.
  • Passer for: Voksne, voksne med interesse for samfunnstema.

Maybe It's About Time gir deg en rå og ærlig fremstilling av livets realiteter, og minner oss om at selv i de mest utfordrende tider, finnes det håp, kjærlighet og muligheter for forandring. Grip sjansen til å oppleve denne unike fortellingen!

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