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Happy All the Time

by Laurie Colwin · 1978

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This delightful comedy of manners and morals is about romantic friendship, romantic marriage, and romantic love—about four people who are good-hearted and sane, lucky and gifted, and who find one another. Knowing that happiness is an art form that requires energy, discipline, and talent, Guido, Holly, Vincent, and Misty deal with jealousy, estrangement, and other perils involved in the search for love.

Genre
romanceromanceMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
happinesshappinessMore like thisLess of thisfriendshipfriendshipMore like thisLess of thisrelationshipsrelationshipsMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of this
Mood
feel goodfeel goodMore like thisLess of thisromanticromanticMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 224 pages

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