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Happiness For Beginners

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Happiness For Beginners by Katherine Center is a heartwarming romance about a woman named Helen Carpenter, who embarks on a wilderness survival course to rebuild her life after a painful divorce. Despite unexpected challenges and comedic mishaps along the way, Helen discovers strength, friendship, and surprising love in the most unlikely places. The novel beautifully explores themes of resilience, self-discovery, and the unpredictable nature of happiness.
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You might enjoy this book if you're looking for a heartwarming romance that blends adventure with personal growth. Set against the backdrop of a challenging wilderness, it explores themes of resilience, self-discovery, and the unexpected paths that lead to love. The characters' journeys of finding happiness will resonate with anyone seeking inspiration and a feel-good read.

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Happiness For Beginners

Coming to Netflix in Summer 2023, starring The Office's Ellie Kemper! A hilarious, hopelessly romantic comedy set on a wilderness survival camp, from the queen of feel-good fiction and repeat New York Times bestseller, Katherine Center.

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AS SEEN ON NETFLIX - AN UPLIFTING ROMANTIC COMEDY FROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE BODYGUARD

Sometimes to find your way, you have to get really, really lost...

Helen Carpenter has always lived her life as far from the edge as possible. Finding herself newly divorced and a little lost, Helen decides she needs a reset. So when her annoying younger brother convinces her to sign up for a hardcore wilderness survival course, she hopes the adventure will be exactly what she needs.

Instead, it's a disaster. It's nothing like she expected. She doesn't expect the surprise summer blizzard, for exampleβ€”or the blisters, or the mean pack of sorority girls. And she especially doesn't expect that her annoying brother's even-more-annoying best friend, Jake, would show up for the exact same courseβ€”and distract her, derail her, and... kiss her.

But it turns out sometimes disaster can teach you exactly the things you need to learn. Like how to keep going, even when you think you can't. How being scared can make you brave. And how sometimes getting really, really lost is your only hope of getting found.


"The things we remember are what we hold on to, and what we hold on to becomes the story of our lives. We only get one story. And I am determined to make mine a good one."


Readers love Happiness for Beginners

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "One of the best reads of this decade for me, featuring an unforgettable, gutsy heroine and an equally endearing, swoon-worthy hero. What more could you ask for?"

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A stupidly cute romance with plenty of humour and a survival story in the middle of the mountains... you've completely got me hooked."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "This book! I loved it with a passion, sometimes you start a book and you know you are going to love it, you fall in love with the characters, the author's voice and you just know that you are going to read something spectacular, well that is how I felt reading Happiness for Beginners."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE. Already gave two copies of this book and forced people to read it. They loved it too."

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ "I didn't read this book, I inhaled it! It certainly brought me lots of happiness - and more than a few tears. Katherine Center is a phenomenal author."

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Katherine Center's Happiness for Beginners is praised for its engaging storytelling and character development. Reviewers appreciate its ability to reflect life’s messy yet beautiful moments with humour and insight. The narrative is described as a fast-paced, engaging journey where readers can relate to the characters' growth, finding love, and making fresh starts amidst challenges.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781398717534

Publisher: Orion Publishing Co

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Orion

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 126.0mm

Height: 196.0mm

Weight: 230g

Pages: 320

About the Author

KATHERINE CENTER is the New York Times bestselling author of over a half dozen novels - almost all of which have hit either the New York Times Bestseller list or USA Today Bestseller list, and been selected for the Book of the Month Club. She's beloved by readers and peers, with fans including Emily Henry, Jodi Picoult, Brene Brown, Helen Hoang and Christina Lauren. Her books have been optioned by Netflix for film/tv.

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