The paper pusher
(Book)

Sophia Weber is an anxious twenty-two-year-old, utterly dependent on her mother's care. Gertrude, Sophia's mother, uses her maternal power only to manipulate her daughter into living a life of fear and dependency. The novel takes readers on a tormenting ride through Sophia's memories while she struggles in the present day with a mother who has not yet allowed her child to grow up. Pushing paper around for a living allows Sophia to hide behind mountains of busywork, rather than repairing her draining home-life. But when she meets a coworker, Damian Voigt, who fills her head with dreams of running away from home and leaving her present demons behind, the story takes a dramatic turn. Filled with urgency, emotional turmoil, and psychological depth, The Paper Pusher gives its readers an inside look at a world of hope amongst a backdrop of constant struggle. Will Damian merely step in as a placeholder for Sophia's mother? Is their relationship solving the problem, or is this a new form of codependence?