The sad truth about happiness

Anne Giardini: The sad truth about happiness. Fine copy. A beautiful and affecting novel — bittersweet and comic — on the elusive nature of happiness. Maggie is in her early thirties, gainfully employed, between relationships, and ready for a change. But when she takes a quiz in a magazine that promises to predict the date of a person’s death, she’s shocked to learn she’s going to die before her next birthday unless she can somehow discover contentment in life. What ensues is a quirky and satisfying journey in pursuit of true happiness, a quest that leads to unexpected joys and perceptions.