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The Sad Truth about Happiness
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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Harper Perennial
- Publish Date: Aug 1st, 2006
- Pages: 304
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 8.02in - 5.40in - 0.74in - 0.58lb
- EAN: 9780060741778
- Categories: • Literary• Women• Psychological
About the Author
Anne Giardini is a lawyer and mother of three. She has written and published essays, stories, and articles on many topics and was a columnist for the National Post, one of Canada's national newspapers. She lives in Vancouver, Canada.
Praise for this book
"A fully formed new voice, poignant, funny and acute." -- Fay Weldon, author of Wicked Women
"Charming...a pleasantly entertaining journey." -- Publishers Weekly
"A touching read...[that] may remind us of Carol Shields in its sensitive handling of rich characters and domestic detail." -- Library Journal (starred 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
"A confident voice and a luminous lyrical prose style." -- Boston Globe
"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