Happiness, as Such

Happiness, as Such

<p><strong>The hauntingly beautiful epistolary novel from €œa glowing light of modern Italian literature€ (<em>New York Times Book Review</em>)</strong></p><p>At the heart of <em>Happiness, as Such</em> is an absence€•an abyss that pulls everyone to its brink€•created by a family€s only son, Michele, who has fled from Italy to England to escape the dangers and threats of his radical political ties. This novel is part epistolary: his mother writes letters to him, nagging him; his sister Angelica writes, missing him; so does Mara, his former lover, telling him about the birth of her son who may be his own. Left to clean up Michele€s mess, his family and friends complain, commiserate, tease, and grieve, struggling valiantly with the small and large calamities of their interconnected lives.</p><p>Natalia Ginzburg's most beloved book in Italy and one of her finest achievements, Happiness, as Such is an original, wise, raw, comic novel that cuts to the bone.</p>