A Nineteenth-Century Editor

Blurb: Because she can read, Jenny is assigned to work as a typesetter in the printing department, earning twenty-two dollars a month. She envies the female typists in the editorial offices upstairs. They spend all day in a clean office, instead of toiling in the stinking factory. They earn more, too, enough to afford the gold necklaces in department store windows. But to land such a good position, you either need money to give the secretaries gifts or someone influential to write you a letter of recommendation. Unfortunately, Jenny is still renting an attic room in a relative’s home. Her pockets are emptier than her stomach, and there’s no one she can turn to for help. Her parents, farming far away in Pennsylvania, also write to tell her not to reach too high and to find a capable tradesman to marry and settle down with. But New York outside her window is so dazzling, and Jenny thinks those tradesmen are a little too rough and a little too poor. She can’t accept it, but that night she accidentally knocks herself unconscious. After recovering her memories, Jenny discovers that in her previous life she was a copy editor in another world. Things suddenly seem a lot more complicated. A rebellious working girl / A poker-faced heir Late nineteenth century Alternate New York An office career story A working girl and her boss … Not a strong female lead, not a derivative work, and no perfect characters. Note: In her previous life, the heroine was American. The male lead is the heroine’s boss. Office romance. Please only start reading if you’re okay with that. No writing advice, please. 2026.3.26 Theme: Live well.