The Pursuit Of Happiness

Whippman argues persuasively that happiness is something that emerges from the quality of relationships we have with others * TLS *
This is the novel against which the rest of the year’s output demands to be judged * Express on Sunday *
Kennedy cannot help but write grippingly, and he weaves threads of love and betrayal into a thrillingly masterful ending * Observer *
This superb story of divided loyalties and personal tragedy will heave you pinned to your seat * Woman & Home *
Curl up and enjoy * Spectator *
A triumph * Mail on Sunday *
Kennedy really can tell a story… the twists in the plot are perfectly timed to keep the pages turning * The Times *
This is a book that demands attention, gripping from the first pages to the closing chapters * Marie Claire *
This is the kind of writing that isn’t supposed to be written anymore - a stunning conflation of individual destiny with the broad sweeps of history… Let the hyperbole fall - this is the novel against which the rest of the year’s output demands to be judged * Express on Sunday *

Douglas Kennedy’s previous twelve novels include the critically acclaimed bestsellers The Big Picture, The Pursuit of Happiness, A Special Relationship and The Moment. He is also the author of three highly-praised travel books. The Big Picture was filmed with Romain Duris and Catherine Deneuve; The Woman in the Fifth with Ethan Hawke and Kristin Scott Thomas.

His work has been translated into twenty-two languages. In 2007 he was awarded the French decoration of Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, and in 2009 the inaugural Grand Prix de Figaro. Born in Manhattan in 1955, he has two children and currently divides his time between London, Paris, Berlin, Maine and New York.

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