{"product_id":"perfect-happiness-9780062966636","title":"Perfect Happiness","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the beloved author of \u003cem\u003eHalf of What You Hear\u003c\/em\u003e, a perceptive and poignant novel about a woman discovering that her expertise can only get her so far in matters of the heart.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharlotte McGanley \u003cem\u003eknows \u003c\/em\u003ehappiness. Just ask anyone who's read \u003cem\u003ePerfect Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e, her bestselling book about how she, a busy mother and professor, used her no-nonsense positive psychology research to brighten her own life. She always pictured her career beginning and ending in the halls of academia, but now she's become a bit of a self-help guru. No one is more surprised by this than Charlotte herself, who has secretly never been more miserable. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThough her husband of many years, Jason, is her partner in all things, she finds more gratification most evenings in a glass (or three) of Chardonnay or another scroll through her Instagram feed. Meanwhile, their daughter, Birdie, is feeling the pressure of being her high school's star tennis player, keeping up her GPA, and having her first boyfriend--and Charlotte, despite all her expertise, has no idea how to help her. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs Charlotte preaches the gospel of happiness to her undergraduate students, audiences across the country, and her own online followers, she's faced with some tough questions: What is happiness when the family you've nurtured starts to fall apart in front of your eyes? When your daughter seems determined to self-destruct? When the man you thought you'd spend the rest of your life with--and took for granted because of it--gets fed up? When all of the tools that you push to your loyal followers just don't seem to work?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this bittersweet family love story, Kristyn Kusek Lewis explores how easy it is to lose connection with the people closest to us, and what happens when we try to find our way back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLewis, Kristyn Kusek:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eKristyn Kusek Lewis is the author of HALF OF WHAT YOU HEAR (Harper Paperbacks, 2019), SAVE ME (Grand Central, 2014) and HOW LUCKY YOU ARE (Grand Central, 2012). A former magazine editor, Kristyn has been writing for national publications for nearly twenty years and is currently the contributing books editor at \u003cem\u003eReal Simple \u003c\/em\u003emagazine. Kristyn is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross and the Vermont College of Fine Arts, where she earned an MFA in creative writing. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area with her family. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50368553582866,"sku":"9780062966636","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_818511f6-27bb-404b-91f7-2a9035bab233.jpg?v=1728510185","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/perfect-happiness-9780062966636","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}