{"product_id":"happiness-forever","title":"Happiness Forever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I wanted to pass it on to all my friends'\u003c\/strong\u003e SHEILA HETI\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'Remarkable clarity and humour' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cem\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/em\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'A book full of wisdom ... clever and funny' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/em\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Disarmingly sweet'\u003c\/strong\u003e NICOLA DINAN\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Funny and tender' \u003c\/strong\u003ePANDORA SYKES\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Had me hopelessly charmed' \u003c\/strong\u003eAMY KEY\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A fever dream' \u003c\/strong\u003eSHARLENE TEO\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Impossible to put down'\u003c\/strong\u003e LISA OWENS\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003eA 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.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eSylvie 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 they're not together (roughly 167 hours and 10 minutes per week). She's aware she has an obsession, but whether it is - as her therapist suggests - a case of extreme 'erotic transference', or a lost person's need to connect, Sylvie isn't sure.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eBeyond therapy, Sylvie has what she considers to be a small life: a job as a veterinary nurse, her little brain-damaged dog, Curtains, and a new friend Chloe who she met on the beach. When the therapist delivers some devastating news, Sylvie has to imagine new and lasting ways of coping (that don't include being adopted by the therapist). Her world has begun to open up, inching beyond the fear that has confined her until now, and she must decide whether she's ready for a bravery of feeling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003eIn this stunning debut novel, Adelaide Faith encapsulates the great vulnerability, difficulty and joy of being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'I was mesmerized by \u003cem\u003eHappiness Forever \u003c\/em\u003e... It's a beautiful book about longing, and the feeling that one is not a self, and being hurt, and the vulnerability of simply being alive' \u003c\/strong\u003eSheila Heti, author of \u003cem\u003ePure Colour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'A disarmingly sweet book, with a protagonist who speaks to those parts of us we often pretend aren't there' \u003c\/strong\u003eNicola Dinan, author of\u003cem\u003e Disappoint Me\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003cem\u003eHappiness Forever\u003c\/em\u003e had me hopelessly charmed from its opening sentence ... this novel is abundant with the complexities of being a person' \u003c\/strong\u003eAmy Key, author of \u003cem\u003eArrangements in Blue\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'\u003cem\u003eHappiness Forever\u003c\/em\u003e reminds us that the most meaningful choices can be the small, everyday things that simply string a life together' \u003c\/strong\u003ePandora Sykes, author of \u003cem\u003eHow Do We Know We're Doing It Right? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'A spare, associative novel of projection and self-acceptance' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'A tragicomic portrait of a mind in the process of healing' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cem\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/em\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\n            \u003cstrong\u003e'Shows the aftermath of trauma, the process of trying to rebuild the self and live with ourselves, day after day' \u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cem\u003eAnOther \u003c\/em\u003e\n          \u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaders love \u003cem\u003eHappiness Forever\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e     \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'Utterly beguiling ... a truly memorable read'\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'Quite honestly couldn't put it down'\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'An utter joy to read! I loved it from start to finish. For fans of \u003cem\u003eBig Swiss\u003c\/em\u003e!'\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'A beautifully crafted debut, filled with heart, wit and a deep understanding of what it means to be human'\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'Humorous, bizarre and touching ... A very strong debut!'\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp\u003e'So charged and insightful and provocative ... I recommend it highly'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardback | 272 pages | Published May 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"GARDNERS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":63978270032221,"sku":"9780008749019","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0978\/3459\/8749\/files\/9780008749019.jpg?v=1774450151","url":"https:\/\/www.thebookmark.ie\/products\/happiness-forever","provider":"The Bookmark ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}