Reese Witherspoon's Book Club Pick 2018



An Amazon Best Memoir of the Month



One of Elle Magazine's Best Books of 2017



Goodreads Best of the Month



Daily Beast, "Books I Can't Live Without"



Good Housekeeping, Best New Books for Summer



Book Riot, 100 Must Read Books about Happiness



A page-turning, shirt-grabbing true story that follows a one-of-a-kind family required to make nearly unimaginable choices



Happiness starts out as a charming courtship between hopelessly attracted opposites: Heather, an out-going, theatre-performing California girl, and Brian, an intellectual New Yorker with an unwavering writing routine. But when Heather falls pregnant, their magical interlude abruptly ends-Brian loves her, only he doesn't want kids. So Heather decides to have their baby alone.



Mere hours after Gracie's arrival, Heather's bliss is interrupted when a nurse wakes her, 'Get dressed, your baby is in trouble.' This is not how Heather had imagined motherhood. As concerns for her health grow, Brian and Heather begin a cautious return to each other. Happiness transforms heartbreak and parental fears into a lyrical meditation on love and happiness, in all their crooked configurations.