I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder - ISBN: 9780571387458
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Love, ambition, and the messy pursuit of happiness.
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I Want You to Be Happy

'I couldn't stop reading.' Sally Rooney

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  • Paperback

    272 pages

  • Release Date

    18 August 2026

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Summary

AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2026

‘Prepare to see this everywhere.’ Elle ‘I was totally invested.’ Saba Sams ‘I was utterly enthralled.’ Leslie Jamison ‘Jem Calder is my new favourite writer.’ Andrew O’Hagan ‘Will appeal to Cleopatra And Frankenstein fans, and the setting and themes is reminiscent of Evenings And Weekends.’ Stylist

Chuck and Joey meet in a bar. He’s in his mid-thirties; she’s twelve years youn…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780571387458
ISBN-10:0571387454
Author:Jem Calder
Publisher:Faber & Faber
Imprint:Faber & Faber
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:272
Release Date:18 August 2026
Weight:395g
Dimensions:25mm x 135mm x 216mm
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B-Format
I Want You to Be Happy by Jem Calder - ISBN: 9780571387458
135 × 216 mm
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A4
mm / in
About The Author

Jem Calder

Jem Calder was born in Cambridge, and lives and works in London. His fiction has been published in The Stinging Fly and Granta, and his debut short story collection, Reward System, was published by Faber in 2022.

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