{"product_id":"hard-copy-a-story-of-girl-meets-printer-paperback","title":"Hard Copy: A Story of Girl Meets Printer - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFien Veldman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eHester Velmans\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpending long hours in her claustraphobic office cubicle, a customer service assistant is struggling. Isolated, frustrated and lonely, she finds comfort in only one thing: the office printer. As she confides in the printer about her hopes and dreams, her fears and her past, it becomes clear to her that he is listening. But to her employees, the blossoming relationship is a worrying cry for help. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiagnosed with burnout and placed on leave, she faces severance and - worse - separation from her beloved printer. But she's not about to give up on her only friend without a fight. And, it turns out, neither is he. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A talented new voice worth paying attention to.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Equal parts searing intelligence and madcap sweetness. Simply brilliant.' \u003cb\u003eJenny Mustard\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Very funny on the tedium of office life.' \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eIrish Independent\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'\u003c\/i\u003eIntimate and surprising at every turn... A truly one-of-a-kind novel: I loved it.' \u003cb\u003eSarah Maria Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis novel has it all. It's smart, captivating, poignant, absurd, moving, and terribly funny.' \u003cb\u003eJente Posthuma\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFien Veldman\u003c\/b\u003e (1990) is 2022's recipient of the Joost Zwagerman Essay-award for her essay 'Not really making it', about growing up in a working-class neighbourhood in Leeuwarden. In 2018 she won the Elise Mathilde Essay Award for her essay 'Borders, doors and eyes open'. From 2010 until 2016, she worked as a theatre critic. (And, of course, she has also worked in customer service.) \u003ci\u003eHard Copy \u003c\/i\u003eis her debut novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 07, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44844811616358,"sku":"9781035906475","price":26.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/lOUTrd0NJ19781035906475.webp?v=1772651116","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/hard-copy-a-story-of-girl-meets-printer-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}