A Shopgirl's Story: Where Dreams Die Standing

By J. De Riel

Agostina is nineteen, with a crumpled diploma and the bitter taste of unwanted expectations. She lives in Calcara: a city both modern and ancient, cold and surreal, indifferent as a gravestone and judgmental as a courtroom. With no guardian angels in high places and no proper shoes for a job interview, Agostina ends up working as a shop assistant. First in one place, then in another. On her feet through shifts and breaks, with paychecks full of "surprises" and managers who speak only in slogans. Where smiles are mandatory and humanity is out of stock.

But she endures. Without glory, without witnesses. Like the everyday heroes no one will ever write about. If you're looking for redemption, change lanes. This is about reality-the kind that reeks of sweat and disillusionment.

If you love dark yet deep stories, characters who sit beside you and won't let go even after you've closed the book, Agostina is waiting-not asking for pity, but for attention. Like that army of women who work in retail, serving everyone but themselves.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0FMRGDC8J
• ISBN13: 9798296899385
• Release Date: August 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.34 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.5" x 8.5"