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Happiness for Beginners

A Novel

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1 of 4 copies available

As seen on Netflix - from the New York Times bestselling author of The Bodyguard and Hello Stranger
Helen Carpenter can't quite seem to bounce back. Newly divorced at thirty-two, her life has fallen apart beyond her ability to put it together again. So when her annoying younger brother, Duncan, convinces her to sign up for a hardcore wilderness survival course in the backwoods of Wyoming—she hopes it'll be exactly what she needs.
Instead, it's a disaster. It's nothing like she wants, or expects, or anticipates. She doesn't anticipate the surprise summer blizzard, for example—or the blisters, or the rutting elk, or the mean pack of sorority girls. And she especiallydoesn't anticipate that her annoying brother's even-more-annoying best friend, Jake, will show up for the exact same course—and distract her, derail her, and . . . kiss her.
But it turns out sometimes disaster can teach you exactly the things you need to learn. Like how to keep going, even when you think you can't. How being scared can make you brave. And how sometimes getting really, really lost is your only hope of getting found.
Happiness for Beginners is Katherine Center at her most heart-warming, captivating best—a nourishing, page-turning, up-all-night read about how to get back up. It's a story that looks at how our struggles lead us to our strengths. How love is always worth it. And how the more good things we look for, the more we find.

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      March 1, 2015
      A year after her divorce, 32-year-old Helen Carpenter is in a rut. At the urging of her brother, Duncan, she signs up for a wilderness survival course. When Helen learns Duncan's annoying best friend, Jake, will also be there, she is certain the trip will not go well. It is the strangest trip Helen has ever taken, spending three weeks with only the barest of survival gear in the mountains of Wyoming, where she must deal with blistered feet, bad food, freezing nights, mosquitoes, and a motley group of fellow hikers. Despite the difficulties, the wilderness has a way of changing Helen. The camaraderie of the shared experience and the difficult physical and mental challenges of back-country hiking bring Helen new wisdom. The quiet allows Helen to reach deep inside herself, to face difficult questions and answer them truthfully. Center (The Lost Husband, 2013) has written a wonderful story, a fast-paced read with sharp, perfectly written dialogue. Her newest does exactly what we want a good novel to do, introduce us to characters who engage us and take us on a journey.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2015, American Library Association.)

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