The Promise Behind the Promise: or Pride and Prejudice and Reinsurance

By Mark MacGougan

Book Overview

"Social Distancing" got you down? Relax and enjoy some virtual socialization by reading a book that's set in a business office and features just the sorts of things that people miss when they're asked to stay home day after day: banter, misunderstandings, quirky characters, office politics, and a bit of romance. Suppose all the characters from Pride and Prejudice were somehow transported to a modern corporation. How does the story play out in such a setting? Some elements need to change, but a surprising amount can be very similar. The result is a wry corporate comedy of manners that provides a fresh view on the original. Maybe Jane Austen's heroines were looking for career advancement as well as true love. No special knowledge of either Pride and Prejudice or reinsurance is necessary to enjoy this work - although the seven people in the world with expert knowledge of both can be forgiven some smugness on this point. By turns witty, wise, and surprising, The Promise Behind the Promise stands as the definitive melding of English literature and the insurance world - at least until someone gets around to writing Middlemarch Mutual. Mark MacGougan is the author of Newspaper Boy. He is also the principal author of numerous property-casualty insurance coverage forms - which are generally held to be less entertaining than his his novels, but sell better.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1707688214
• ISBN13: 9781707688210
• Release Date: November 2019
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"