ONE DAY, YOU’RE A VALUED EMPLOYEE OF THE COMPANY … THE NEXT DAY, YOU’RE BEING PUSHED OUT THE DOOR.
What happens when your secure corporate job suddenly becomes precarious? Book editor Sarah Morris finds herself in this predicament when the company she has served for twenty-one years is reorganized. Sarah’s boss gives all the company’s book editing projects to freelancers and a pet employee, unofficially demoting Sarah, who must spend her days tagging documents. And when Sarah’s boss starts bullying her, she realizes that she’s been pigeonholed into a dead-end job.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Kathleen Jones is a Toronto-based novelist and former book editor who writes in multiple genres. Her first novel, Love Is the Punch Line, an offbeat, midlife romance set in the world of stand-up comedy, was published by Moonshine Cove in 2018. The book has received several favorable 4- and 5-star reviews on Amazon and Goodreads. She also writes frequent book reviews for Goodreads, Amazon, and LibraryThing. Kathleen lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Praise for The War on Sarah Morris:
Advancement to Round 3 in the Best Indie Book Awards
"We have all felt like the world is against us and everything that can go wrong will. This is the entire emotion of this book about Sarah Morris. She is blindsided by hit after hit of bad news from her job , to everything that she tries to do to better her and Steven’s lives. The office politics and practices in this story are sadly realistic in today’s business world.
Kathleen Jones is a wonderful author who puts real emotion into her plot and character development. She has made the main character naive and desperate, making me the reader really pull for something to go right for a change. Great book, easy to read, and definitely relatable." ~ Posted on Goodreads by Rhonda Pulk, July 5, 2025
"Imagine having a job you have worked so hard at and enjoyed. To be demoted and doing grunt work. That is what is happening to Sarah. Now she has to reconsider her place in this work field. This story is told by Sarah and all she has to withstand. Can she dig her way out or will she continue to be taken advantage of? What would you do in her position? This is an amazing fact finding story with a strong woman fighting her way through the work field. The author of this story went forward to put real life into her story. It's well written and a fantastic story to read. I found this story to be informative as well as making me look back at the jobs I have had. I look forward to reading more from this author." ~ Posted on Goodreads by Cindy, July 26, 2025
"The inner monologue of Sarah had me rolling. Sarah has so much going on and in order to stay employed she often has to bite her tongue and deal with it silently. As her company continues to reorganize and downsize, as they attempt to survive during the recession. She is stressed as the jobs market threatens her way of life along with her friends and other coworkers. She tries to see the bright side, that she is still employed, but that’s difficult with how her company and job position keep changing. This book puts into perspective what many go through at a time when they feel like their jobs and lives should be more stable. It shows the challenges that financial concerns put onto a person’s life in every aspect - family, friends, personal, professional - and makes everything difficult." ~ Posted on Goodreads by Jessie Hopkins; July 13, 2025
"The War on Sarah Morris by Kathleen Jones is an honest look at what happens when Sarah’s role as editor for a publishing company gets redefined into a list of tasks that she considers grunt work. The tasks become overwhelming Sarah finds herself working hours of unpaid overtime to try to keep up. The company culture turns into one of suppression, and Sarah feels trapped. The book is written from Sarah’s perspective, and I found myself rooting for Sarah to stand up for herself. On the much broader spectrum, this book brings up some philosophical questions about why we work and about the work we do. I recommend the thought-provoking book for anyone who questions their place in the corporate environment." ~ Posted on Goodreads by Tammy Turner; July 13, 2025
"In The War on Sarah Morris, we are taken on a realistic journey with our MC Sarah. She is recently demoted to what she considers menial work after years of book editing with this well-known company. Sarah navigates this transition with feelings of frustration, hurt and betrayal towards her untrustworthy superiors, while finding her own determination and voice. But is the fear of not having a reliable income worth digging in her heels and blowing the whistle on the deceptive and corrupt behavior taking place?
I loved this story from beginning to end. It was realistic and relatable on so many levels. The feelings Sarah battled with internally are what many of us have thought and felt about our career. It was refreshing to have this reminder that we are not crazy and ‘ungrateful’ for feeling outraged by workplace mistreatment. We’re taught by our employers we’re replaceable so fake the happiness and do the work. Not Sarah Morris!" ~ Posted on Goodreads by Katie Turner; July 15, 2025
"The War on Sarah Morris by Kathleen Jones. I loved this book so much. It was so different from things I've read in the past. It's the story of almost 50 year old Sarah who is a prominent editor at the book company she works for. One day she receives an email that tells her she will no longer have the majority of her duties and that they will be handed down to other people. The company has been taken over by new people and the people they have hired to do most of her jobs are paid a lot less, except for one employee who happens to be the favorite; ( I can so relate to this as I'm mid 50's been at my job 30 years and there is a pet employee, enough to drive you mad) anyway Sarah is doing everything she can to hang on and not lose her job and that includes keeping her mouth shut. Can Sarah hold on and not lose her temper and her lifeline which is her job. It's becoming very difficult for her to find similar employment because of her age and experience. This is such a hot topic for many right now and it’s a sad sign of our affairs. I loved this book so much because I felt like Sarah so many times in this book. I was cheering for her the whole way through." ~ Posted on Goodreads by Tausha Treadway on July 15, 2025
"Imagine having a job you have worked so hard at and enjoyed. To be demoted and doing grunt work. That is what is happening to Sarah. Now she has to reconsider her place in this work field. This story is told by Sarah and all she has to withstand. Can she dig her way out or will she continue to be taken advantage of? What would you do in her position? This is an amazing fact-finding story with a strong woman fighting her way through the work field. The author of this story went forward to put real life into her story. It's well written and a fantastic story to read. I found this story to be informative as well as making me look back at the jobs I have had. I look forward to reading more from this author." ~ Posted on Goodreads by Cindy on July 26, 2025
The War on Sarah Morris in the news:
Featured on the book blog, Snowflakes in the Snow.
Review by Big Al's Books and Pals.
Interview on "Writers for Readers" on CHOP-FM, 102.7, at Pickering College in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada