If You're Happy

Name: If You're Happy
Brand: Penguin Random House NZ
SKU: 9780702263460
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By Fiona Robertson

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If You're Happy by Fiona Robertson explores the complexities of happiness through its characters' intertwined lives. The narrative delves into the struggles and triumphs of finding joy amidst life's unpredictable changes, painting an insightful portrait of personal growth and relationships. The book gently examines what it truly means to be content in the modern world.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate well-crafted narratives exploring the complexities of human emotions and relationships. Set in contemporary settings, it delves into themes of happiness, personal growth, and the intersections of past choices and present realities. Its engaging storytelling may appeal to those who relish richly character-driven stories.

If You're Happy

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From the 2020 QLA Glendower winner comes a timely and insightful collection of stories about how we pursue happiness in a turbulent world.

The stories in this impressive, thoughtful collection explore the human heart and its desire and capacity for joy.

A divorced woman discovers a growing sinkhole in her yard, a lonely man finds an abandoned toddler, a second wife in a fundamentalist community questions her religion, a young Australian veteran of the Afghanistan conflict is haunted by a memory from his last mission. Fiona Robertson's stories traverse the globe to reveal people at moments of change or crisis, as they struggle to repair fractures in their lives and search for something close to happiness.

If You're Happy is a profound exploration of the transitions and upheavals that define life, highlighting the quest for joy in unexpected places.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780702263460

Publisher: University of Queensland Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 February 2022

Country: Australia

Imprint: University of Queensland Press

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 20.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 226.0mm

Weight: 366g

Pages: 232

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Fiction Fiona Robertson General Fiction Literary Fiction Penguin Books

About the Author

Fiona Robertson is a writer and doctor. Her short fiction has been published in literary magazines and anthologies in Australia and the UK, and has been shortlisted for international competitions. Her collection of stories, If You're Happy, won the Glendower Award for an Emerging Queensland Writer at the 2020 Queensland Literary Awards. Fiona lives in Brisbane with her husband and children.