Bobbie, General Manager: A Novel

A sixteen‑year‑old girl named Bobbie narrates her world from the vaulted cupola of a sprawling brown house on Main Street. With a state‑senator father, a bustling household of six siblings, and the weight of countless responsibilities, she feels both invisible and indispensable. She chronicles the everyday trials of a high‑school junior—basketball captain, struggling student, and reluctant social outcast—while dreaming of turning her cramped, storm‑watched attic into a writer’s sanctuary.

Bobbie’s voice is vivid and self‑aware, mixing humor with a fierce determination to prove herself beyond grades and popularity contests. As she sketches the dynamics of her eccentric family, the wool‑mill empire, and the small‑town rhythms of New England, listeners are drawn into a tender portrait of a young woman who, despite illness and loss, clings to a secret conviction that fuels her storytelling. The novel invites empathy for a heroine whose imagination becomes the bridge between her hardships and the hope of something greater.