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The Sad Truth About Happiness: A Novel

Autor Anne Giardini
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 iul 2006
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.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780060741778
ISBN-10: 0060741775
Pagini: 304
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.26 kg
Ediția:Reprint
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial

Recenzii

“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

Notă biografică

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.