The Sad Truth about Happiness

A beautiful and affecting novel -- bittersweet and comic -- on the elusive nature of happiness Maggie is in her early thirties, gainfully employed, between relationships, and ready for a change. But when she takes a quiz in a magazine that promises to predict the date of a person's death, she's shocked to learn she's going to die before her next birthday unless she can somehow discover contentment in life. What ensues is a quirky and satisfying journey in pursuit of true happiness, a quest that leads to unexpected joys and perceptions.

Taking a magazine questionnaire written by her roommate, Maggie learns that she is likely to die prematurely as a result of her own unhappiness and embarks on a three-month quest to change her circumstances, an endeavor that results in an unforeseen flight with her newborn nephew. A first novel. Reader's Guide available. Reprint.