{"product_id":"happy-life-david-foenkinos-sam-taylor","title":"Happy Life by Foenkinos","description":"\u003cp\u003eA tender and wistfully satirical novel about the desire to change your life by bestselling French author David Foenkinos\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Foenkinos's surreal yet relatable novel…considers life in our age of anxiety, when other people's picture-perfect lives make our own seem drab in comparison.\" —Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEveryone, at some point in their lives, wants to be someone else.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEric Kherson—40, divorced, distracted—is spiraling. He has devoted his life to a successful career as the marketing director of a leading sports brand. But when family disaster rocks him to his core, he finds himself adrift from his family and questioning all his choices.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThat is, until an acquaintance from his schooldays offers him a high-powered government position. Desperate for escape, he throws himself into her enigmatic world of high-risk deals and endless networking, doing anything it takes to get a contract signed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut on a business trip to Seoul, Eric starts feeling worse than ever. Wandering the city's streets, he comes across Happy Life, a store that offers its customers something that could change their lives: a fake funeral. Happy Life will write your eulogy, arrange the flowers, and allow you to lie inside your own coffin. Why? They believe the experience will help you reinvent yourself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut above all for Eric, Happy Life sparks a business venture of his own that might do just that…\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA celebrated French bestseller, Happy Life is a life-affirming story of hope and recovery, perfect for fans of Matt Haig and Nathan Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steerforth Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49047832658155,"sku":"9781805334415","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2652\/3794\/files\/9781805334415.jpg?v=1783971305","url":"https:\/\/www.maggiemaesbooks.com\/products\/happy-life-david-foenkinos-sam-taylor","provider":"Maggie Mae's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}