{"product_id":"9781497673755","title":"Happy All the Time: A Novel","description":"\u003cb\u003eA witty, wise, and endearing portrait of two couples as they navigate the unsteady terrain of modern love \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Guido Morris and Vincent Cardworthy are third cousins and best friends. In college they dreamed of writing poetry (Guido) and winning the Nobel Prize in Physics (Vincent). Now in their late twenties, they are together again in Cambridge and on the verge of settling down to more prosaic pursuits. Vincent is headed to New York City to become the Board of City Planning’s expert on garbage, while Guido is preparing to take over the management of his family’s foundation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e What they really want to know, however, is who their wives will be. Guido gets the first inkling of his romantic future when he spies a girl with the blackest, sleekest hair he has ever seen sitting on a bench at the Fogg Museum. When he tries to flirt with her, Holly Sturgis makes a cutting remark and leaves. For Guido, it is love at first sight.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Vincent discovers Misty Berkowitz one morning at work. Stirring her coffee with a fountain pen, she tells him to get the hell away from her. Soon, cheerful, open-minded Vincent can’t stop thinking about his bored, misanthropic, and very pretty colleague.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Guido, Holly, Vincent, and Misty are lucky enough to find love. The question is, are they smart enough to hold on to it? From the terrifying uncertainty of courtship to the dull contentment of marriage, \u003ci\u003eHappy All the Time \u003c\/i\u003eis a dazzling tribute to the hard work and real courage it takes to create a storybook romance.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This ebook features an illustrated biography of Laurie Colwin including rare photos and never-before-seen documents from the author’s estate.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47145362325744,"sku":"9781497673755","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781497673755_p0.jpg?v=1763702791","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781497673755","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}