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State of Happiness

Stella Duffy

State of Happiness

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ISBN:
9781844080236
ISBN-10:
1-844-08023-4

Virago

A Virago title

'Duffy is best known for her sharp insights and sharper wit, and both are on display here… Brave, understated and unforgettable' DAILY MAIL

When Jack and Cindy meet at a friend’s party they are immediately attracted to one another. Cindy, a celebrated mapmaker, traces the contours of their relationship, from New York to LA, from first passion to real love.

After five years together, Cindy and Jack think they have tested their love to its limits. But then Cindy falls dangerously ill, and the couple must face the hardest test of all.

Told with wit, tenderness and unflinching honesty, STATE OF HAPPINESS is a captivating story of love and loss from a writer at the height of her powers.

'STATE OF HAPPINESS is a sharp, sobering cocktail spiked with metaphysic, immense good humour and understanding. Stella Duffy gets better and better' Ali Smith, author of HOTEL WORLD

Reviews

  • 'Brave, understated and unforgettable' DAILY MAIL
  • 'It is a pleasure and a relief to read someone who is not only first class but it also thorougly in tune with today's attitdues, feelings and language.' THE TIMES
  • 'Duffy combines her trademark wry cynicism with a softer, more tender approach as she tackles serious illness and its repercussions… this warm, witty and truthful love story dodges any hint of sentiment to hit the target.' TIME OUT

Paperback: £7.99

Published 01/07/2004

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