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‘I wanted to pass it on to all my friends’ SHEILA HETI

‘Remarkable clarity and humour’
VOGUE

‘Funny and tender’ PANDORA SYKES

‘Sticks with you forever’ MADELINE CASH

A 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.

Sylvie 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). Outside therapy, Sylvie has a quiet life: a job as a veterinary nurse, a tattoo artist friend and seaside walks with her brain-damaged dog, Curtains.

When her therapist delivers some devastating news, Sylvie finds she must imagine new and lasting ways of coping (that don’t include being adopted by the therapist). As her world begins to open up, Sylvie wonders, is she finally ready for a bravery of feeling?

‘Funny and thoughtful, this novel is a meditative balm to all who worry’
SUNDAY TIMES STYLE

‘A humorous portrait of trauma and obsession’
ANOTHER

‘Jaw-dropping, exhilarating, completely original’ JESSICA STANLEY, author of Consider Yourself Kissed

‘Disarmingly sweet’ NICOLA DINAN, author of Disappoint Me

‘A book full of wisdom … Clever and funny’
DAILY MAIL

‘Had me hopelessly charmed from its opening sentence’ AMY KEY, author of Arrangements in Blue

‘A fever dream of a novel … For fans of Sayaka Murata’s Convenience Store Woman’ SHARLENE TEO, author of Ponti

Readers love Happiness Forever :

‘Utterly beguiling … a truly memorable read’

‘Quite honestly couldn’t put it down’

‘An utter joy to read! I loved it from start to finish. For fans of Big Swiss!’

‘A beautifully crafted debut, filled with heart, wit and a deep understanding of what it means to be human’

‘Humorous, bizarre and touching … A very strong debut!’

‘So charged and insightful and provocative … I recommend it highly’

Publisher Review

Praise for Happiness Forever:

‘This accomplished debut tackles complex topics obsession, grief, and abuse among them with remarkable clarity and humour’ Vogue (Best Books of the Year So Far)

‘A quietly profound novel’ Bookseller

‘I was mesmerized by Happiness Forever, and helplessly caught in its spell from the first page. There is so much rare humour and insight and sweetness and humanity in its pages, and a true and ringing voice. 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, and friendship, and obsession, and therapy. I wanted to pass it on to all my friends’ Sheila Heti, author of Pure Colour

‘This is my favourite kind of novel. As vulnerable as it is funny. As endearing as it is entrancing … I love Sylvie and Curtains!’ Emma Gannon, author of Olive

‘Had me hopelessly charmed from its opening sentence. But don’t let the word charm fool you – this novel is abundant with the complexities of being a person … I loved it!’ Amy Key, author of Arrangements in Blue

‘A startling map of the ways intimacy and obsession move within the mind … Faith examines that eternal gap between who we are and what we most wish for with lucidity and tender precision’ Elle Nash, author of Deliver Me

‘A fever dream of a novel that captures contemporary isolation and therapy culture in a fresh and delirious voice’ Sharlene Teo, author of Ponti

‘Not only is this novel surprising and funny, it’s also poignant and philosophical … This is a book I won’t soon forget’ Chelsea Hodson, author of Tonight I’m Someone Else

‘A jaw-dropping, exhilarating, completely original high-wire act. Happiness Forever perfectly balances being insane and almost too sane’ Jessica Stanley, author of Consider Yourself Kissed

‘Extremely charming, unique, impossible to put down’ Lisa Owens, author of Not Working