The Sad Truth about Happiness - Softcover

Giardini, Anne

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060741775 ISBN 13: 9780060741778

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2006

Synopsis

Language:Chinese.Pub Date: 2006-08-01 Pages: 304 Publisher: HarperCollins US A beautiful and affecting novel - bittersweet and comic - on the elusive nature of happiness Maggie is in her early thirties. gainfully employed. between relationships. and ready for a change. But when she takes a quiz in a magazine that promises to predict the date of a persons death. shes shocked to learn shes going to die before her next birthday unless she can somehow discover contentment in life. What ensues is a quirky and satisfying journey in pursuit of true happiness. a quest that leads to unexpected joys and perceptions.

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A beautiful and affecting novel -- bittersweet and comic -- on the elusive nature of happiness

Maggie is in her early thirties, gainfully employed, between relationships, and ready for a change. But when she takes a quiz in a magazine that promises to predict the date of a person's death, she's shocked to learn she's going to die before her next birthday unless she can somehow discover contentment in life. What ensues is a quirky and satisfying journey in pursuit of true happiness, a quest that leads to unexpected joys and perceptions.

Review:

"Giardini appreciates the difference between happy enough and deeper satisfaction, and parses these nuances with an appealingly light touch."--New York Newsday

"Giardini's peripatetic style reveals an attractive curiosity about the infinite variety in people's lives, both happy and sad."--Washington Post Book World

"Giardini deserves applause for her debut effort. She clearly demonstrates a talent for distilling moments that touch the human heart."--Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"First-time novelist Anne Giardini delivers a powerful story [and] a character for the ages."--BookPage

"A touching read...[that] may remind us of Carol Shields in its sensitive handling of rich characters and domestic detail."--Library Journal (starred review)

"A fully formed new voice, poignant, funny and acute."--Fay Weldon, author of Wicked Women

"Charming...a pleasantly entertaining journey."--Publishers Weekly

"A confident voice and a luminous lyrical prose style."--Boston Globe

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0060741775
• ISBN 13: 9780060741778
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304