'Engaging, thoughtful.' THE TIMES
'A stone cold fox of a second novel.' PANDORA SYKES
'Cole takes the temperature of modern America.' DAILY MAIL
'Exquisitely well observed.' SUNDAY TIMES
'A novel for Trump 2.0, lit by an eerie glow.' WASHINGTON POST

You ever wake up and wonder how you got to a place?

Emmett and Joel are half-brothers, but they couldn't be more different: one a single, blue collar warehouse worker, the other a married academic and published writer. For the first time in years, the two of them are back together in the family home, in Kentucky, just as Joel's wife, Alice, starts to yearn for a different kind of life.

Readers loved Fulfillment:
'A masterful modern novel.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Gritty, truthful, inspirational.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'Gorgeously written . . . a powerful social commentary.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
'A wildly relevant and relatable book and incredibly entertaining.' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Lee Cole was born and grew up in rural Kentucky. A recent graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop, he now lives in New York. His debut novel, Groundskeeping was a Today Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick.