The Apology Project: A Novel

by Jeanette Escudero

Dear (almost) everyone: Can we be friends again?

Life is about to get complicated for Amelia Montgomery, a prominent litigator in Chicago. She’s been fired for not compromising her principles in a high-profile case and then punching her partner in the nose for the misogynistic comment he made in retort (not her finest moment). Leaving a career that gave her purpose, Amelia can only ask, What next?

Let it be better than her epic failure of a fortieth birthday party: an open bar full of no-shows except for John Ellis, a total stranger and the new associate at her ex-firm. As it turns out, though, he’s very good company—and a wake-up call. With the help of John and a lot of champagne, Amelia considers the people she’s wronged, from old besties to former boyfriends to coworkers. Amelia resolves to make amends—to those who really deserve it.

One apology at a time, Amelia’s looking at the choices she’s made in the past, the new ones she’s making with John, and those she’s making for herself. What next? Maybe a second chance she never expected.

• ISBN10: 1542029929
• ISBN13: 9781542029926
• Publish Date: 1 August 2021
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Publisher: Amazon Publishing
• Imprint: Lake Union Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 332
• Language: English

Reviews

[Baroness Book Trove]

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from the Publisher. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Apology Project by Jeanette Escudero is about a forty-year-old woman trying to reimagine herself after two significant things happening to her.

Will Amelia Montgomery be able to go through with the Apology Project?

Amelia Montgomery went through a lot on her last few days, from being a thirty-nine-year-old lawyer to not being a lawyer anymore. She spent a lot of the book trying to figure herself out again and let herself be the person she was before. Amelia grows a lot throughout the book. It's an excellent progression to see Amelia change. Amelia's change is great since she goes from being a person that can come off as being cruel to being a person that apologizes. Retirement for Amelia seems to agree with her. She does many things that she usually wouldn't have the chance to do because of work. From learning Spanish to taking a trip to doing a lot of other things. Along with trying to figure out who she is now that she isn't a lawyer.

I wouldn't say I liked Amelia at the beginning, yet I was so rooting for her by the end. I found her courageous, and I like that she was able to find balance in her life.

Four Stars

The Apology Project by Jeanette Escudero is a somewhat difficult book to get into, but once you do get into it, you won't be sorry. I am giving it four stars. I'm also recommending it to anyone that wants to give it a try. Ms. Escudero using first-person for a point of view is excellent as we got to see how Amelia changed. I also like how Ms. Escudero used her heritage for Amelia, as I thought that was clever.



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