Sad Janet - A whip-smart, hilarious satire of our obsession with happiness (Britsch Lucie)(Paperback / softback)

A whip-smart, dark comedy for fans of Sally Rooney, Fleabag and My Year of Rest and Relaxation''Janet is my soulmate'' LUCY MANGAN''Surprising and irreverent'' NEW YORK TIMES***If there was a pill that promised happiness... Would you take it?Meet Janet. Janet is sad. Not about her life, about the world. Have you seen it these days?The thing is, she''s not out to make anyone else sad. She''s not turning up to weddings shouting that most marriages end in divorce. She just wants to wear her giant coat, get rid of her passive-aggressive boyfriend, and avoid human interaction at the rundown dog shelter where she works.That is, until word spreads about a new pill that promises cynics like her one day off from being sad. When her family stages an intervention, and the prospect of making it through Christmas alone seems like too much, Janet finally decides to give them what they want. What follows is life-changing for all concerned - in ways no one quite expects.Hilarious, provocative and profound, Sad Janet is the antidote to our happiness-obsessed world.***PRAISE FOR SAD JANET:''The dog-whispering, post-Goth cousin to Phoebe Waller-Bridge''s Fleabag'' CLAUDIA DEY''Like a grown up Daria'' HELEN MCCLORY''If you''re a Halle Butler fan or like despair cut with humour, you''ll love this'' Leigh Stein, author of SELF CARE''As I was reading this, my partner kept asking why I was laughing. This book is dark and hilarious and will speak to everyone who''s ever wondered why they spend time w
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