A Cowardly Woman No More, Ellen Cooney
A Cowardly Woman No More, Ellen Cooney
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A Cowardly Woman No More

Author: Ellen Cooney

Narrator: Samantha Desz

Unabridged: 6 hr 54 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 06/27/2023


Synopsis

Over the course of one fateful day, Trisha Donahue begins to reclaim her courage and discovers secrets in a familiar place. A surprising, quietly dramatic adventure story infused with Ellen Cooney's warm humor and wisdom.

After years of skilled work and dedication, Trisha Donahue is denied a well-earned promotion by her company's male executives, who give it instead to an underqualified man. Devastated, forty-four-year-old Trisha begins to reckon with the demands that exhaust her, the injustices that confront her, and the ways she has betrayed herself "just to fit in" with coworkers who resent and belittle her abilities. But at the Rose & Emerald—a unique rural restaurant Trisha has loved since childhood—her company's annual Banquet Day sets in motion a surprising adventure, revealing unexpected allies, hidden passageways, and an interstellar secret. Encouraged by a vivid cast of characters, from sympathetic coworkers to the mysterious employees of the fabled Rose & Emerald, Trisha makes a decision that will change her professional and personal life forever. From acclaimed author Ellen Cooney, A Cowardly Woman No More is a lively, luminous novel about a wife, mom, and career woman who brings herself first nervously, then more and more bravely, through a monumental transformation.

About Ellen Cooney

Ellen Cooney is the author of ten previous novels, and of stories published in the New Yorker and many literary journals. The recipient of fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Artists Foundation, she lives on the Phippsburg Peninsula in midcoast Maine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Davida on April 04, 2023

4.5/5 stars. Cooney really knows how to write a fascinating, character driven story. Take a look at my full #bookreview here [URL not allowed]......more

Goodreads review by Enchanted Prose on April 04, 2023

What happens when you can’t take the inequity and inequality anymore? (Central Massachusetts, present): It’s always exciting when a new novel by Ellen Cooney comes out. Cooney writes refreshingly unique novels that leave impressions and challenge us to think about what her finely-drawn prose is reall......more

Goodreads review by Stacy on May 18, 2023

2.5 stars. Maybe my expectations were misaligned, but when the text is referred to as “a quietly dramatic adventure story infused with Ellen Coney’s warm humor and wisdom,” I would say…lies. All lies. There’s nothing dramatic here except Trisha leaves a banquet. There’s zero adventures. It’s a banqu......more

Goodreads review by Chris on April 05, 2023

Next up in April. Ms. Cooney lives in my town(Phippsburg) and will be at our next meeting for a talk. Pretty interesting book so far. Definitely anti- corporation in tone. About a woman in a man's world trying to make the best of it and finally getting fed up. Dark-ish humor... Finished up with this......more

Goodreads review by Linda on January 26, 2024

A woman plays by the rules all her life - until the “old boys” network slaps her in the face. What I liked - The story rang true for me. I’ve lived this woman’s life and as a career coach, I’ve worked with all too many women even in the 21st century who have lived this woman’s life. I also enjoyed t......more