{"product_id":"happy-all-the-time-laurie-colwin-9780307474407","title":"Happy All the Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eA modern classic first published in 1978 that is as much a sophisticated romantic comedy about the love between two partners as it is a novel about the powerful bonds shared by family members, friends, colleagues and confidants. \u003cb\u003e- \u003c\/b\u003eWith a foreword by Katherine Heiny, author of \u003ci\u003eEarly Morning Riser.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A comedy of manners that reminds us that manners are comic and should be enjoyed as such.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGuido and Vincent, best friends (and third cousins), aren't expecting to fall head-over-heels in love, but that is exactly what happens. Guido is smitten with Holly, a dazzling young woman who chafes at the idea of complacency, while Vincent falls for Misty, a work colleague with an acerbic sense of humor who seems as uninterested in romance as she is in Vincent (at first). In the months that follow, both couples will experience the rituals of courtship, jealousy, estrangement, family entanglements, and other perils of the heart as they try to find love in spite of themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColwin is a master of portraying the messiness of life: here, in hilarious and endearing prose, she follows these two improbable pairs, and their families, as they navigate and ultimately find happiness together--not all the time, but for most of it.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurie Colwin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0307474402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780307474407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/23\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.18w x 0.69d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/26\/2010 pg. 75\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/21\/2014 pg. 42","brand":"Laurie Colwin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44055425843455,"sku":"9780307474407","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_366789e9-1d0c-4d48-9c7e-f50858d678d5.jpg?v=1685035698","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/happy-all-the-time-laurie-colwin-9780307474407","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}