Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin

Happy All the Time by Laurie Colwin

A 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.

"A funny, loving, celebratory book in which everything is perfect." --The Boston Globe

Guido 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.

Colwin 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. 

With a foreword by Katherine Heiny, author of Early Morning Riser.

Laurie Colwin has written five novels: Happy All the Time, Family Happiness, Farewell Without Leaving, Shine On, Brilliant and Dangerous Object, and A Great Storm Knocked It Down; three collections of short stories: Passion and Affect, Another Wonderful Thing, and The Lone Pilgrim; and two collections of essays: Home Cooking and More Home Cooking. In 1992, she passed away.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780307474407
ISBN 10	0307474402
Title	Happy All the Time
Author	Laurie Colwin
Series	Vintage Contemporaries
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2010-03-23
Number of pages	224
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.