Happiness: A Memoir
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Heather Harpham
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Biography & Autobiography / Women
An incredible, page-turning love story that follows the unlikely formation of an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind family
Happiness begins with a courtship between hopelessly attracted opposites: Heather, a world-roaming California girl, and Brian, an intellectual, homebody writer. Their magical interlude ends, full stop, when Heather becomes unexpectedly pregnant—Brian loves her, but he’s never wanted kids. Heather returns to California to deliver their daughter without Brian. Mere hours after Gracie's arrival, Heather's new-mom bliss is interrupted when a nurse wakes her, telling her to "Get dressed, your baby is in trouble." This is not how Heather had imagined motherhood: jilted and heartbroken, the sole caretaker of a sick newborn. But as Gracie's condition grows dire, Brian unexpectedly reemerges to help care for her, and Heather is given the chance to fall back in love—if she can learn to trust him again. The grace and humor that ripple through Harpham's writing transform the dross of heartbreak and fear into a clear-eyed, warm-hearted view of the world. Profoundly moving and gorgeously written, Heather’s story is resonant with feeling of all kinds—new, romantic love, gratitude for a beautiful, inscrutable world; deep, abiding friendship, the necessary pain in reconciliation, and the passion a parent has for a child. Ultimately, Happiness shows us the life-changing, live-saving power of forgiveness through the incredible story of one unlikely family.
Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs
Biography & Autobiography / Women
An incredible, page-turning love story that follows the unlikely formation of an unforgettable, one-of-a-kind family
Happiness begins with a courtship between hopelessly attracted opposites: Heather, a world-roaming California girl, and Brian, an intellectual, homebody writer. Their magical interlude ends, full stop, when Heather becomes unexpectedly pregnant—Brian loves her, but he’s never wanted kids. Heather returns to California to deliver their daughter without Brian. Mere hours after Gracie's arrival, Heather's new-mom bliss is interrupted when a nurse wakes her, telling her to "Get dressed, your baby is in trouble." This is not how Heather had imagined motherhood: jilted and heartbroken, the sole caretaker of a sick newborn. But as Gracie's condition grows dire, Brian unexpectedly reemerges to help care for her, and Heather is given the chance to fall back in love—if she can learn to trust him again. The grace and humor that ripple through Harpham's writing transform the dross of heartbreak and fear into a clear-eyed, warm-hearted view of the world. Profoundly moving and gorgeously written, Heather’s story is resonant with feeling of all kinds—new, romantic love, gratitude for a beautiful, inscrutable world; deep, abiding friendship, the necessary pain in reconciliation, and the passion a parent has for a child. Ultimately, Happiness shows us the life-changing, live-saving power of forgiveness through the incredible story of one unlikely family.
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