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State of Happiness
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Author(s): Stella Duffy  
ISBN: 1844081133
ISBN-13: 9781844081134
Publication Date: 15 Jan 2004
Pages: 252 (205 x 134)
Format: Hardback
Published Price: £12.99


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DESCRIPTION:
When Jack and Cindy meet at a friend's party they are immediately attracted to one another. But neither could have predicted the journey they would take together over the next seven years. From New York to LA, through undisguised passion and hidden secrets, they come to realise the truth about themselves and their feelings for each other. Cindy and Jack think they have tested their love to its limits and passed with flying colours. But life has other plans, and when Cindy falls dangerously ill, they face their greatest challenge. Heartbreaking, inspirational and beautiful, STATE OF HAPPINESS captures the truth about love, and the truth about death. It is, quite simply, a tour de force.

REVIEWS:
'It is a pleasure and a relief to read someone who is not only first-class but is also thoroughly in tune with today's attitudes, feelings and language' THE TIMES 'Stella Duffy's writing gets better with each book' Val McDermid 'It's always a pleasure to find a new Stella Duffy novel' DIVA

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY:
Stella Duffy is the author of Parallel Lies, State of Happiness, Singling out the Couples, Eating Cake and Immaculate Conceit, and the Saz Martin crime series Calendar Girl, Wavewalker, Beneath the Blonde, Fresh Flesh and Mouths of Babes. She has published over thirty short stories, many feature articles, and also writes for radio and theatre. With Lauren Henderson, she edited the anthology Tart Noir, from which her short story 'Martha Grace' won the 2002 CWA Short Story Dagger Award. Her novel State of Happiness was longlisted for the Orange Prize 2004 and she is adapting it for a film to be produced by Fiesta Productions, Zentropa/Zuma and Bier Films. Stella Duffy was born in the UK, grew up in New Zealand and now lives in London. In addition to her writing work, she is an actor and improviser. Her website is www.tartcity.com.

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