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Happy is the One: The poignant, life-affirming new novel from the author of Everything Happens for a Reason

Happy is the One: The poignant, life-affirming new novel from the author of Everything Happens for a Reason

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Robin Edmund Blake is halfway through his life, but when his father has an accident, he must return home to care for him and meets a woman with secrets. A funny, poignant, life-affirming novel about coming home and letting go.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 276 pages
Publication date: 22 May 2025
Publisher: Orenda Books

  As Robin and Astrid navigate the challenges of their new relationship,they discover that they have as many secrets as they do.
Robin Edmund Blake, a thirty-something man, is forced to return to his hometown of Eastgate to care for his elderly father. There, he meets Astrid, a professor at a nearby university, who has as many secrets as he does. Together, they navigate the challenges of their new relationship and discover that they have as many secrets as they do. Robin's carefully ordered life falls apart as he confronts his past and learns to let go. The novel is a moving and emotional story told with warmth and humor, and it will pull on your heartstrings and nestle itself into your soul. It is filled with humor and wisdom, and the characters are relatable and authentic. Robin's future is mapped out in minute detail, but when his father's accident forces him to return home, he must face the childhood ghosts he fled decades ago. Astrid is a professor at a nearby university, and she is unlike anyone he has ever met. Together, they navigate the challenges of their new relationship and discover that they have as many secrets as they do. Robin's carefully ordered life falls apart as he confronts his past and learns to let go. The novel is a moving and emotional story told with warmth and humor, and it will pull on your heartstrings and nestle itself into your soul. It is filled with humor and wisdom, and the characters are relatable and authentic.

Weight: 238g
Dimension: 129 x 198 x 25 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781916788114

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