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'She ached for him. She longed for him. She missed the way he made her feel and how funny and smart and sexy she felt with him. And young. She missed the version of herself that she had left behind.
'At thirty-eight, Lizzie Quealy thinks she has things sorted: a happy relationship, a couple of gorgeous kids, a steadfast best friend and a career she loves. But when Lizzie bumps into Tom, an old flame from her globe-trotting twenties, her life begins to unravel.
'Tom is her "unfinished business": the man she might have spent her life with, if things had gone a little differently. Ten years on, the spark is still there - but how far is Lizzie prepared to go to recapture it, and at what cost?
'Set in Melbourne, London and Bali, via Tokyo and the Trans-Siberian Express, The Happiness Show is a refreshingly honest story about love, fidelity and the messiness of second chances. Sexy and hilarious, it explores the rules and taboos of contemporary relationships - and what happens when they stand in the way of one woman's pursuit of happiness.' (From the publisher's website.)
Notes
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Dedication: For Dan, with love, for keeping me alive for a very long time. And for anyone who has ever left a part of themselves behind.
Deep thanks to:
Mario Borg, Denise O'Dea, Chris Feik, Louise Fox, Marie-Louise Walker and particularly Jacquelin Perske, for saying 'Just keep going.' And Anthony Artmann, for making every day feel like Christmas.
Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of
Other Formats
- Also large print.
- Sound recording.
Works about this Work
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Shades of Blue on the Side
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 January 2013; (p. 16)
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel -
Catherine Deveny’s Happy Diversions
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 20 December 2013;
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel -
The Atmosphere is Hot, Wet and Abrasive
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 23) The Saturday Age , 29 December 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel -
Navigating the Imperfect Past
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 November 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel ; Sisters of Mercy 2012 single work novel -
Unfinished Business
Carody Culver
(interviewer),
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August/September vol. 92 no. 1 2012; (p. 25)
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[Review] The Happiness Show
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August/September vol. 92 no. 1 2012; (p. 20)
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel -
Navigating the Imperfect Past
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Weekend Australian , 24-25 November 2012; (p. 23)
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel ; Sisters of Mercy 2012 single work novel -
The Atmosphere is Hot, Wet and Abrasive
2012
single work
review
— Appears in: The Sydney Morning Herald , 28-29 December 2012; (p. 23) The Saturday Age , 29 December 2012; (p. 25)
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel -
Shades of Blue on the Side
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: The Canberra Times , 5 January 2013; (p. 16)
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel -
Catherine Deveny’s Happy Diversions
2013
single work
review
— Appears in: Eureka Street , 20 December 2013;
— Review of The Happiness Show 2012 single work novel -
Unfinished Business
Carody Culver
(interviewer),
2012
single work
interview
— Appears in: Bookseller + Publisher Magazine , August/September vol. 92 no. 1 2012; (p. 25)
Last amended 20 Feb 2020 11:44:06
Settings:
- Melbourne, Victoria,
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London,
cEngland,ccUnited Kingdom (UK),cWestern Europe, Europe,
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Bali,
cIndonesia,cSoutheast Asia, South and East Asia, Asia,
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