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Happiness for Beginners
As seen on Netflix - from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and Hello Stranger
Helen Carpenter can’t quite seem to bounce back. Newly divorced at thirty-two, her life has fallen apart beyond her ability to put it together again. So when her annoying younger brother, Duncan, convinces her to sign up for a hardcore wilderness survival course in the backwoods of Wyoming—she hopes it’ll be exactly what she needs.
Instead, it’s a disaster. It’s nothing like she wants, or expects, or anticipates. She doesn’t anticipate the surprise summer blizzard, for example—or the blisters, or the rutting elk, or the mean pack of sorority girls. And she especiallydoesn’t anticipate that her annoying brother’s even-more-annoying best friend, Jake, will show up for the exact same course—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.
Happiness for Beginners is Katherine Center at her most heart-warming, captivating best—a nourishing, page-turning, up-all-night read about how to get back up. It’s a story that looks at how our struggles lead us to our strengths. How love is always worth it. And how the more good things we look for, the more we find.
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Reviews
It’s a sweet love story that teaches some beautiful lessons about life.
By MalteseMa
I seriously thought this book was going to be amazing, inspiring, and almost life changing. It started off strong, and you wanted the main characters to be together by page 40 because that’s what the writer was giving us. And then she gave us eat pray love for the next 100 - 150 pages and then in the last 20 or so pages you got pity and sadness that wasn’t necessary. I expected so much more so much more love. There was none.
By Marlaqww
Loved it! I laughed a lot as well as commiserated with the main character.
By Egoodyear
This is my first book by her and I loved every second. Could not put it down, loved the quirky characters and the emotional development between them, well written. Left me feeling that sweet warm hearted feeling after I finished. Can’t wait to read more.
By ptfkate
Read The Guy at the Wedding before or after this book, preferably before! I loved these characters and it gives you so much more insight into Jake and Helen’s relationship. I’m sad the story is ending and would love more. I hope that’s a great compliment to Katherine Center for creating characters you want to follow and read more about! What you Wish for is Duncan’s story and thankfully Jake and Helen will play a small role in that book. I recommend reading them all!😊
By Cha113