' I wanted to pass it on to all my friends ' SHEILA HETI 'Remarkable clarity and humour' VOGUE
'A book full of wisdom ... clever and funny' DAILY MAIL 'Disarmingly sweet' NICOLA DINAN 'Funny
and tender' PANDORA SYKES 'Had me hopelessly charmed' AMY KEY 'A fever dream' SHARLENE TEO
'Impossible to put down' LISA OWENS A most anticipated book of 2025 in Vogue Our Culture The
Bookseller and Publishers Weekly A hilarious and utterly original debut novel following a woman
trying to make sense of her life and herself as she falls in love with her therapist. Sylvie is
only happy when she is at therapy. This is because Sylvie is in love with her therapist. She
wants to kiss her and roll around on the floor with her. She thinks about her every second
they're not together (roughly 167 hours and 10 minutes per week). She's aware she has an
obsession but whether it is - as her therapist suggests - a case of extreme 'erotic
transference' or a lost person's need to connect Sylvie isn't sure. Beyond therapy Sylvie
has what she considers to be a small life: a job as a veterinary nurse her little
brain-damaged dog Curtains and a new friend Chloe who she met on the beach. When the
therapist delivers some devastating news Sylvie has to imagine new and lasting ways of coping
(that don't include being adopted by the therapist). Her world has begun to open up inching
beyond the fear that has confined her until now and she must decide whether she's ready for a
bravery of feeling. In this stunning debut novel Adelaide Faith encapsulates the great
vulnerability difficulty and joy of being alive. 'There is so much rare humour and insight and
sweetness and humanity ... and a true and ringing voice' Sheila Heti author of Pure Colour 'A
spare associative novel of projection and self-acceptance' New Yorker 'A tragicomic portrait
of a mind in the process of healing' The Cut 'Witty and irreverent ... Readers will fall in
love' Publishers Weekly ' A jaw-dropping exhilarating completely original high-wire act '
Jessica Stanley author of Consider Yourself Kissed ' With tenderness and never force
Happiness Forever reminds us that the most meaningful choices can be the small everyday things
that simply string a life together' Pandora Sykes author of How Do We Know We're Doing It
Right? 'For fans of Convenience Store Woman and Pond ' Sharlene Teo author of Ponti
'Surprising and funny ... poignant and philosophical ... a book I won't soon forget' Chelsea
Hodson author of Tonight I'm Someone Else Readers love Happiness Forever ¿¿¿¿¿ : 'Utterly
beguiling ... a truly memorable read' 'Quite honestly couldn't put it down' 'An utter joy to
read! I loved it from start to finish. For fans of Big Swiss !' 'A beautifully crafted debut
filled with heart wit and a deep understanding of what it means to be human' 'Humorous
bizarre and touching ... A very strong debut!' 'So charged and insightful and provocative ... I
recommend it highly'
