Happy Life

<b>A tender and wistfully satirical novel about the desire to change your life by bestselling French author David Foenkinos<br> <br>"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." —<i>Washington Post</i></b><br><br><i>Everyone, at some point in their lives, wants to be someone else.</i><br> <br>Eric 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.<br><br>That 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.<br><br>But 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.<br><br>But above all for Eric, Happy Life sparks a business venture of his own that might do just that…<br><br>A celebrated French bestseller, <i>Happy Life</i> is a life-affirming story of hope and recovery, perfect for fans of Matt Haig and Nathan Hill.