Perfect Happiness
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A quietly devastating work of literary fiction, Perfect Happiness chronicles the aftermath of grief through the story of Frances, a widow grappling with the sudden loss of her husband and the profound disruption it brings to her carefully constructed life. Penelope Lively, Booker Prize-winning author, presents an emotionally precise narrative that uncovers how love, memory, and identity become entangled in the wake of loss. Written with restrained elegance and piercing psychological insight, the novel illustrates how grief ripples outward, touching the lives of Frances's children, friends, and those drawn into her orbit. Praised by *The Times* as rarely having the experience of loss been so sensitively and truthfully observed, this is a masterclass in quiet, human storytelling that lingers long after the final page.
Author: Penelope Lively
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A quietly devastating work of literary fiction, Perfect Happiness chronicles the aftermath of grief through the story of Frances, a widow grappling with the sudden loss of her husband and the profound disruption it brings to her carefully constructed life. Penelope Lively, Booker Prize-winning author, presents an emotionally precise narrative that uncovers how love, memory, and identity become entangled in the wake of loss. Written with restrained elegance and piercing psychological insight, the novel illustrates how grief ripples outward, touching the lives of Frances's children, friends, and those drawn into her orbit. Praised by *The Times* as rarely having the experience of loss been so sensitively and truthfully observed, this is a masterclass in quiet, human storytelling that lingers long after the final page.