It’s the smallest things that make the biggest difference…
Annie has been sad for so long that she’s forgotten how to be any other way. She’s trudging miserably through every day, sheer determination keeping her going. Until she meets Polly. Polly is everything that Annie is not. She’s colourful, joyful, happy. And Polly is facing the greatest challenge of her life: how to die well.
Polly has one hundred days to help Annie find happiness. Annie’s convinced it is impossible, but so is saying no to Polly. And on an unforgettable journey, Annie begins to realise that maybe, just maybe, there’s still colour to be found in the world.
But then it becomes clear that Polly’s about to need her new friend more than ever… and Annie will have to decide once and for all whether letting others in is a risk worth taking.
Publisher: Sphere
Pages: 376
How to be Happy is an incredibly uplifting read. Annie has
been sad for such a long time that it has just become normal; that is until she
meets Polly. Polly is dying from cancer and she’s determined to make the most
of the little time she has left. Their paths cross and Polly decides that she
has the next 100 days to help Annie find happiness. It is an unlikely basis for
a friendship but maybe they are just what each other needs.
I very much enjoyed Eva Wood’s writing style, the
characters, Annie and Polly in particular, are vivid and believable. Both women
are dealing with their fair share of tragedy in entirely different ways. Polly
knows that she must make Annie see the beauty in life again; the small things
that can bring true happiness and joy.
Cancer is never an easy subject to deal with in a book and I
felt that Eva Wood’s portrayal was very honest and believable. It was clear to
see that she had researched Polly’s illness and she showed the many stages that
Polly has to endure.
How to be Happy is a lovely book, it is sad at times but it
is also uplifting. It made me take stock and appreciate what I have in life and
it’s always good to do that isn’t it?
2 comments:
Dot, this sounds like such a good book! So glad you posted about it - I need to get my hands on a copy ASAP :) Thanks!!
Thanks Nadia, I really enjoyed it, hope you do too xx
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