I Want You to Be Happy: A Novel
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| Management number | 231512225 | Release Date | 2026/06/18 | List Price | $9.38 | Model Number | 231512225 | ||
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A tender, witty, and sharp debut novel about the passions and peculiarities of modern love, by “an extraordinarily gifted writer” (Sally Rooney).Chuck and Joey meet in a bar. He’s in his mid-thirties; she’s twelve years younger. He long ago abandoned his ambition of being a novelist and works as a copywriter at a big ad agency. "Lead copywriter," he corrects himself. Joey is living paycheck to paycheck on her barista wages and privately dreams of making it as a poet. They go back to Chuck’s luxury flat―a world away from Joey’s cramped house-share, the crumbs in her bed. Soon, Joey is imagining a future between them and Chuck is moving on from a mistake in his recent past. Amazing, how meeting a new person can make you feel so new.Funny, excruciating, and true, Jem Calder's I Want You to Be Happy is a sharp-eyed tale of two people searching for meaning and connection in modern times, missing the mark maybe, but still trying. Read more
| ISBN10 | 0374620555 |
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| ISBN13 | 978-0374620554 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux |
| Dimensions | 5.75 x 0.95 x 8.55 inches |
| Item Weight | 1 pounds |
| Print length | 272 pages |
| Publication date | July 14, 2026 |
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