{"product_id":"9780008749026","title":"Happiness Forever","description":"Author: Adelaide Faith\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780008749026\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: HarperCollins Publishers\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 04 Jun 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 272 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘I wanted to pass it on to all my friends’ SHEILA HETI\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Remarkable clarity and humour' \u003cem\u003eVOGUE\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A book full of wisdom … clever and funny' \u003cem\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Disarmingly sweet’ NICOLA DINAN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Funny and tender' PANDORA SYKES\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Had me hopelessly charmed' AMY KEY\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A fever dream' SHARLENE TEO\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Impossible to put down’ LISA OWENS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA most anticipated book of 2025 in \u003cem\u003eVogue, Our Culture, The Bookseller and Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA hilarious 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\/p\u003e\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\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\u003cp\u003eIn this stunning debut novel, Adelaide Faith encapsulates the great vulnerability, difficulty and joy of being alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'There is so much rare humour and insight and sweetness and humanity … and a true and ringing voice' Sheila Heti, author of\u003cem\u003e Pure Colour\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘A spare, associative novel of projection and self-acceptance’ \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A tragicomic portrait of a mind in the process of healing' \u003cem\u003eThe Cut\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Witty and irreverent … Readers will fall in love' \u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'A jaw-dropping, exhilarating, completely original high-wire act' Jessica Stanley, author of \u003cem\u003eConsider Yourself Kissed\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'\u003c\/em\u003eWith tenderness and never force, \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' Pandora Sykes, author of \u003cem\u003eHow Do We Know We're Doing It Right? \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘For fans of \u003cem\u003eConvenience Store Woman\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003ePond\u003c\/em\u003e’ Sharlene Teo, author of \u003cem\u003ePonti\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Surprising and funny … poignant and philosophical … a book I won't soon forget’ Chelsea Hodson, author of \u003cem\u003eTonight I'm Someone Else\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders love \u003cem\u003eHappiness Forever\u003c\/em\u003e ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐\u003cem\u003e:\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Utterly beguiling … a truly memorable read'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Quite honestly couldn’t put it down'\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cp\u003e'A beautifully crafted debut, filled with heart, wit and a deep understanding of what it means to be human'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Humorous, bizarre and touching … A very strong debut!'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'So charged and insightful and provocative … I recommend it highly'\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46544526147742,"sku":"HPC-9780008749026","price":32.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780008749026.jpg?v=1771648462","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780008749026","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}