{"product_id":"a-way-to-be-happy-9781771966221","title":"A Way to Be Happy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLonglisted for the 2024 Giller Prize - A \u003cem\u003eGlobe\u003c\/em\u003e 100 Best Book of 2024 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e- A CBC Best Fiction Book of the Year\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShort stories about disparate characters consider what it means to find happiness.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn New Year's Eve, a pair of addicts robs a string of high-end parties in order to fund their own recovery. A recently separated woman relocates to a small northern town, where she receives a life-changing visitation, and a Russian hitman, suffering from a mysterious lung ailment, retrieves long-buried memories of his past. In the nineteenth century, a disparate group of women coalesce in the attempt to aid a young girl in her escape from a hospital for the insane. These are but some of the remarkable characters who populate these stories, all of them grappling with conflicts ranging from mundane to extraordinary. Caroline Adderson's \u003cem\u003eA Way to Be Happy\u003c\/em\u003e considers what it means to find happiness--and how often it comes through the grace of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCaroline Adderson\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of five novels (\u003cem\u003eA Russian Sister, Ellen in Pieces, The Sky Is Falling, Sitting Practice, and A History of Forgetting\u003c\/em\u003e), two previous collections of short stories (\u003cem\u003ePleased to Meet You\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBad Imaginings\u003c\/em\u003e), as well as many books for young readers. Her award nominations include the \u003cem\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/em\u003e EFG Private Bank Short Story Award, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, two Commonwealth Writers' Prizes, the Governor General's Literary Award, the Rogers' Trust Fiction Prize, and the Scotiabank Giller Prize longlist. The recipient of three BC Book Prizes, three CBC Literary Awards, and the Marian Engel Award for mid-career achievement, Caroline lives and writes in Vancouver.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Biblioasis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50894698316050,"sku":"9781771966221","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9b7166f7-a4fa-4e29-a3fc-342f82ffcd8d.jpg?v=1738259122","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-way-to-be-happy-9781771966221","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}