A 'deeply felt and achingly intimate' (Annie Lord) debut novel about the complexities of gender, power, race and fame for readers of Sheena Patel's I'm A Fan and Madeleine Grey's Green Dot I made up my mind to meet you. Your book had cast a spell on me the previous night. What better way to stay spellbound than to orbit the magician? You write your favourite author a fan letter and he writes back. An intoxicating, undefinable, all consuming relationship ensues. Ten years later, a slew of allegations emerge that ...
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A 'deeply felt and achingly intimate' (Annie Lord) debut novel about the complexities of gender, power, race and fame for readers of Sheena Patel's I'm A Fan and Madeleine Grey's Green Dot I made up my mind to meet you. Your book had cast a spell on me the previous night. What better way to stay spellbound than to orbit the magician? You write your favourite author a fan letter and he writes back. An intoxicating, undefinable, all consuming relationship ensues. Ten years later, a slew of allegations emerge that will shatter the story you have told yourself, leaving behind a blank page for something new... Like Happiness is a headfirst dive into a young woman's destructive obsession with a legendary writer. Razor-sharp, delectably witty, and told with blistering emotional honesty, this electric debut novel reckons with the stories we choose to believe, about the past, our relationships and above all about ourselves. 'An epic unravelling of every love story, reclaimed as something sharp, seething, unsettling, and true' T KIRA MADDEN 'A stunning swirl of a coming-of-age novel about power, manipulation, and complicity' MEGAN GIDDINGS 'Accomplishes a profound emotional electrocution that will leave you floating lighter for days' XOCHITL GONZALEZ 'A moving portrait of the vulnerabilities of young womanhood' TODAY.COM __________ NetGalley reviewers love Like Happiness : 'Beautifully written and unputdownable... I would read this over and over again' 'I simply love this book' 'My jaw was on the floor... I'd recommend it for fans of My Dark Vanessa '
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Add this copy of Like Happiness: a Novel to cart. $2.07, very good condition, Sold by Good Books Will Follow rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Blue Springs, MO, UNITED STATES, published 2024 by Celadon Books.
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Very Good. No Jacket as Issued. CD2-An advance reading copy paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. A searing debut about the complexities of gender, power, and fame, told through the story of a young woman's destructive relationship with a legendary writer. 8.25"x5.25", 291 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. It's 2015, and Tatum Vega feels that her life is finally falling into place. Living in sunny Chile with her partner, Vera, she spends her days surrounded by art at the museum where she works. More than anything else, she loves this new life for helping her forget the decade she spent in New York City orbiting the brilliant and famous author M. Domínguez. When a reporter calls from the US asking for an interview, the careful separation Tatum has constructed between her past and present begins to crumble. Domínguez has been accused of assault, and the reporter is looking for corroboration. As Tatum is forced to reexamine the all-consuming but undefinable relationship that dominated so much of her early adulthood, long-buried questions surface. What did happen between them? And why is she still struggling with the mark the relationship left on her life? Told in a dual narrative alternating between her present day and a letter from Tatum to Domínguez, recounting and reclaiming the totality of their relationship, Like Happiness explores the nuances of a complicated and imbalanced relationship, catalyzing a reckoning with gender, celebrity, memory, Latinx identity, and power dynamics.
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LIKE HAPPINESS was gripping from the beginning and I couldn't bear to put it down. I loved the author's choice of a dual narrative for this coming-of-age tale which alternates between present day and Tatum's letter to M. Reading her story of power dynamics and toxic relationship experience was gut-wrenching. Well-developed and with searing writing, LIKE HAPPINESS provided a nuanced exploration of gender, identity, race, power, and memory that made for an unforgettable read.
