Happiness Forever
âI wanted to pass it on to all my friendsâ SHEILA HETI âRemarkable clarity and humourâ VOGUE âFunny and tenderâ PANDORA SYKES âSticks with you foreverâ MADELINE CASH A tragicomic and utterly original debut novel following a woman trying to make sense of her life and herself as she falls in love with her therapist. Sylvie is only happy when she is at therapy. This is because Sylvie is in love with her therapist. She wants to kiss her and roll around on the floor with her. She thinks about her every second theyâre not together (roughly 167 hours and 10 minutes per week). Outside therapy, Sylvie has a quiet life: a job as a veterinary nurse, a tattoo artist friend and seaside walks with her brain-damaged dog, Curtains. When her therapist delivers some devastating news, Sylvie finds she must imagine new and lasting ways of coping (that don't include being adopted by the therapist). As her world begins to open up, Sylvie wonders, is she finally ready for a bravery of feeling? âFunny and thoughtful, this novel is a meditative balm to all who worryâ SUNDAY TIMES STYLE âA humorous portrait of trauma and obsessionâ ANOTHER âJaw-dropping, exhilarating, completely originalâ JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself Kissed âDisarmingly sweetâ NICOLA DINAN, author of Disappoint Me âA book full of wisdom ⊠Clever and funnyâ DAILY MAIL âHad me hopelessly charmed from its opening sentenceâ AMY KEY, author of Arrangements in Blue âA fever dream of a novel ⊠For fans of Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Womanâ SHARLENE TEO, author of Ponti Readers love Happiness Forever âââââ: âUtterly beguiling ⊠a truly memorable readâ âQuite honestly couldnât put it downâ âAn utter joy to read! I loved it from start to finish. For fans of Big Swiss!â âA beautifully crafted debut, filled with heart, wit and a deep understanding of what it means to be humanâ âHumorous, bizarre and touching ⊠A very strong debut!â âSo charged and insightful and provocative ⊠I recommend it highlyâ
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âI wanted to pass it on to all my friendsâ SHEILA HETI âRemarkable clarity and humourâ VOGUE âFunny and tenderâ PANDORA SYKES âSticks with you foreverâ MADELINE CASH A tragicomic and utterly original debut novel following a woman trying to make sense of her life and herself as she falls in love with her therapist. Sylvie is only happy when she is at therapy. This is because Sylvie is in love with her therapist. She wants to kiss her and roll around on the floor with her. She thinks about her every second theyâre not together (roughly 167 hours and 10 minutes per week). Outside therapy, Sylvie has a quiet life: a job as a veterinary nurse, a tattoo artist friend and seaside walks with her brain-damaged dog, Curtains. When her therapist delivers some devastating news, Sylvie finds she must imagine new and lasting ways of coping (that don't include being adopted by the therapist). As her world begins to open up, Sylvie wonders, is she finally ready for a bravery of feeling? âFunny and thoughtful, this novel is a meditative balm to all who worryâ SUNDAY TIMES STYLE âA humorous portrait of trauma and obsessionâ ANOTHER âJaw-dropping, exhilarating, completely originalâ JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself Kissed âDisarmingly sweetâ NICOLA DINAN, author of Disappoint Me âA book full of wisdom ⊠Clever and funnyâ DAILY MAIL âHad me hopelessly charmed from its opening sentenceâ AMY KEY, author of Arrangements in Blue âA fever dream of a novel ⊠For fans of Sayaka Murata's Convenience Store Womanâ SHARLENE TEO, author of Ponti Readers love Happiness Forever âââââ: âUtterly beguiling ⊠a truly memorable readâ âQuite honestly couldnât put it downâ âAn utter joy to read! I loved it from start to finish. For fans of Big Swiss!â âA beautifully crafted debut, filled with heart, wit and a deep understanding of what it means to be humanâ âHumorous, bizarre and touching ⊠A very strong debut!â âSo charged and insightful and provocative ⊠I recommend it highlyâ
