{"product_id":"i-want-you-to-be-happy-trade-paperback","title":"I Want You To Be Happy (Trade Paperback)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cb\u003ePRE-ORDER NOW! The estimated release date is 6 July 2026. Please note your complete order will only ship once the Pre-Order item becomes available.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAN\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eBEST DEBUT NOVELIST OF 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e‘Prepare to see this everywhere.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eElle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e‘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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eCleopatra And Frankenstein\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efans, and the setting and themes is reminiscent of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eEvenings And Weekends\u003c\/em\u003e.’\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eStylist\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChuck and Joey meet in a bar. He’s in his mid-thirties; she’s twelve years younger. He’s long abandoned his ambition of becoming a novelist and now works as a copywriter at a big ad agency. ‘Lead copywriter,’ he corrects himself. Joey lives paycheck to paycheck on her barista wages and privately dreams of making it as a poet. They go back to Chuck’s luxury flat-a world away from Joey’s cramped house-share, the crumbs in her bed. Soon, Joey’s imagining a future between them, and Chuck’s moving on from a mistake in his recent past. Amazing, how meeting a new person can make you feel so new.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFunny, excruciating, and true,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Want You to Be Happy\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a sharp-eyed tale of two people searching for meaning and connection in modern times, missing the mark maybe, but still trying.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jem Calder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47229955834034,"sku":"9780571387458","price":351.0,"currency_code":"ZAR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0562\/9191\/8002\/files\/9780571387458.webp?v=1776671776","url":"https:\/\/www.wordsworth.co.za\/products\/i-want-you-to-be-happy-trade-paperback","provider":"Wordsworth Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}