{"product_id":"9781916788114-happy-is-the-one","title":"Happy is the One","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe poignant, life-affirming new novel from the author of Everything Happens for a Reason\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe carefully ordered life of a thirty-something man falls apart when he is forced to return to his hometown to care for his elderly father, and meets a woman who has as many secrets as he does … A warmly funny, poignant, life-affirming novel about coming home and letting go.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe carefully ordered life of a thirty-something man falls apart when he is forced to return to his hometown to care for his elderly father, and meets a woman who has as many secrets as he does … A warmly funny, poignant, life-affirming novel about coming home and letting go.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A moving and emotional story told with warmth and humour … a book to curl up with and forget about the world’ \u003cb\u003eEleanor Ray\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A novel so full of heart it will pull on your heartstrings and nestle itself into your soul’ \u003cb\u003eEmma-Claire Wilson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘With a wonderfully relatable cast of characters and an authentic plot, this life-affirming story is filled with humour and wisdom’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCandis\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Warm and tender, this will really make you think’\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFabulous\u003c\/i\u003e magazine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Gentle, poignant and often witty … A beautifully written and intelligent novel about working out who and what really matters’ \u003cb\u003eSusan Elliot Wright\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ______\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat if halfway through your life was just the beginning?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Robin Edmund Blake is halfway through his life.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Born in 1986, when Halley’s Comet crossed the sky, he is destined to go out with it, when it returns in 2061. Until that day, he can’t die. He has proof.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With his future mapped out in minute detail, a lucrative but increasingly dull job in the City of London, and Gemma to share his life with, Robin has a plan to be remembered forever.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e But when Robin’s sick father has one accident too many, the plan starts to unravel. Robin must return home to the tiny seaside town of Eastgate, learn to care for the man who never really cared for him, and face the childhood ghosts he fled decades ago.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Desperate to get his life back on schedule, he connects with fellow outsider Astrid. Brutally direct, sharp-witted and a professor at a nearby university, she’s unlike anyone he’s ever met. But Astrid is hiding something and someone from Robin.\u003cbr\u003e And he’s hiding even more from her…\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Hazel Prior, Rachel Joyce and Jonas Jonasson\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ____\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Compassionate and insightful … the whole novel is imbued with warmth and humour’ \u003cb\u003eGill Paul\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A funny, heart-warming and unpredictable story of old friendships, new connections and fresh perspectives. I laughed, cried, and loved every minute of the ride with Robin’ \u003cb\u003ePenny Haw\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘A supremely entertaining novel about the surprises and cruelties life can have in store, peopled with characters who never feel less than real’ \u003cb\u003ePolis Loizou\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e ‘Heartfelt, heartbreaking but also joyful … a master storyteller’ \u003cb\u003eAwais Khan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e Praise for Katie Allen \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Heart-wrenching, warm and funny’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Emotionally engaging, witty, clever and wonderfully satisfying’ \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDaily Express\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Simultaneously devastating and hilarious’ \u003cb\u003eClare Allan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Heartbreaking, deeply moving and wonderfully witty’ \u003cb\u003eIsabelle Broom\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘Darkly funny, yet poignant and moving’ \u003cb\u003eAnna Bell\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The writing reminded me of Eleanor Oliphant’ \u003cb\u003eBecky Fleetwood \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ‘The perfect mix of clever, funny and intensely moving’ \u003cb\u003eCari Rosen\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41793828421729,"sku":"9781916788114","price":7.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_33818181.jpg?v=1744888932","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781916788114-happy-is-the-one","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}