In Case of Emergency
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Publisher Description
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Bel Kumar wakes up in hospital surprised and confused.
Surprised to be told she had a near-fatal accident outside work. And confused as to why her ex-boyfriend is by her bedside.
Bel's HR record still lists her ex as her next of kin, but she can't think of a less appropriate person to nurse her back to health.
But who can she turn to in a crisis? Over-invested parents? A sister whose life has turned out perfectly? Friends she exchanges dating woes with over cocktails?
If this experience has taught Bel anything, it's that she should reconnect with the most important people from her past. But that's going to be easier said than done because Bel has never been good at asking for help.
And she's doing just fine on her own... Isn't she?
© Poorna Bell 2022 (P) Penguin Audio 2022
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
Bel Kumar forgot to update her personal records at work. And so, HR designates her ex as her emergency contact after an accident. Ironically, the 36-year-old exec was focused on work messages when she tumbled down an open hatch into the cellar of a pub. Now laying in a hospital bed, Bel evaluates her personal choices throughout In Case of Emergency, Poorna Bell’s fiction debut. As with her 2021 memoir-cum-manifesto Stronger and its corrective exploration of mental and physical empowerment, the writer’s own wisdom and experiences pervade this story, resulting in a warm navigation of life’s complex travails. Bell’s flowing prose dives between the present day and Bel’s younger years—exploring the friends she grew up with to the failed relationships that changed her—for a rich story of growth and returning to self after trauma.
