{"product_id":"happy-all-the-time-paperback","title":"Happy All the Time - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie Colwin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA modern classic first published in 1978 that is as much a sophisticated romantic comedy about the love between two partners as it is a novel about the powerful bonds shared by family members, friends, colleagues and confidants. \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eWith a foreword by Katherine Heiny, author of \u003ci\u003eEarly Morning Riser.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"How is it I hadn't heard of HAPPY ALL THE TIME until now? What a breezy, witty, nutty book. It's charm distilled.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eMaria Semple, bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhere'd You Go, Bernadette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGuido and Vincent, best friends (and third cousins), aren't expecting to fall head-over-heels in love, but that is exactly what happens. Guido is smitten with Holly, a dazzling young woman who chafes at the idea of complacency, while Vincent falls for Misty, a work colleague with an acerbic sense of humor who seems as uninterested in romance as she is in Vincent (at first). In the months that follow, both couples will experience the rituals of courtship, jealousy, estrangement, family entanglements, and other perils of the heart as they try to find love in spite of themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColwin is a master of portraying the messiness of life: here, in hilarious and endearing prose, she follows these two improbable pairs, and their families, as they navigate and ultimately find happiness together--not all the time, but for most of it.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLAURIE COLWIN is the author of five novels--\u003ci\u003eHappy All the Time\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eFamily Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGoodbye Without Leaving\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Big Storm Knocked It Over\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eShine On, Bright and Dangerous Object\u003c\/i\u003e--three collections of short stories--\u003ci\u003ePassion and Affect\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Lone Pilgrim\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eAnother Marvelous Thing\u003c\/i\u003e--and two collections of essays, \u003ci\u003eHome Cooking \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eMore Home Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e. Colwin died in 1992.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 8.02 x 5.18 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 23, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457393737906,"sku":"9780307474407","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/31d339fdf81d575c02e5607c9c1a6c1f.webp?v=1778880192","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/happy-all-the-time-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}