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State of Happiness
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Author(s): Stella Duffy  
ISBN: 1844080234
ISBN-13: 9781844080236
Publication Date: 01 Jul 2004
Pages: 246 (200 x 130)
Format: Paperback
Published Price: £8.99


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'Duffy is best known for her sharp insights and sharper wit, and both are on display here...Brave, understated and unforgettable' DAILY MAIL When Jack and Cindy meet at a friend's party they are immediately attracted to one another. Cindy, a celebrated mapmaker, traces the contours of their relationship, from New York to LA, from first passion to real love. After five years together, Cindy and Jack think they have tested their love to its limits. But then Cindy falls dangerously ill, and the couple must face the hardest test of all. Told with wit, tenderness and unflinching honesty, STATE OF HAPPINESS is a captivating story of love and loss from a writer at the height of her powers. 'STATE OF HAPPINESS is a sharp, sobering cocktail spiked with metaphysic, immense good humour and understanding. Stella Duffy gets better and better' Ali Smith, author of HOTEL WORLD

REVIEWS:
A fine piece of writing ... a powerful talent... a tough, poignant book' GUARDIAN 'A wonderfully life-affirming tale of love and loss' RED 'Cindy's story shines a cold clear light on the anger, misunderstandings and recriminations that illness can introduce into even the most solid of relationships' OBSERVER 'both beautiful and challenging' GOOD HOUSEKEEPING 'Brave, understated and unforgettable' DAILY MAIL

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 and she writes a blog at stelladuffy.wordpress.com.



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