A whip-smart black comedy for fans of The New Me and My Year of
Rest and Relaxation Named one of the Best Books of the Summer by
LitHub, The Millions, Refinery29, and Hey Alma. 'Surprising and
irreverent...Be prepared for edginess, dark humor and profanity.
The only sweet thing about "Sad Janet" is its cover, which might be
the most adorable one I've seen all year' New York Times
'Hilarious, wicked, wise and tender' - Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney,
bestselling author of The Nest *** Meet Janet. Janet is sad. Not
about her life, about the world. Have you seen it these days? The
thing is, she's not out to make anyone else sad. She's not turning
up to weddings shouting that most marriages end in divorce. She
just wants to wear her giant coat, get rid of her
passive-aggressive boyfriend, and avoid human interaction at the
rundown dog shelter where she works. That is, until word spreads
about a new pill that promises cynics like her one day off from
being sad. When her family stages an intervention, and the prospect
of making it through Christmas alone seems like too much, Janet
finally decides to give them what they want. What follows is
life-changing for all concerned - in ways no one quite expects.
Hilarious, provocative and profound, Sad Janet is the antidote to
our happiness-obsessed world. *** PRAISE FOR SAD JANET: 'If you're
a Halle Butler fan or like despair cut with humour, you'll love
this' Leigh Stein, author of SELF CARE 'As I was reading this, my
partner kept asking why I was laughing. This book is dark and
hilarious and will speak to everyone who's ever wondered why they
spend time with humans and not just dogs' Rowan Hisayo Buchanan,
author of Starling Days and Harmless Like You 'A tragicomic riot of
a book - charging, foul-mouthed and tender, across the modern
condition' Claudia Dey, author of Heartbreaker 'Try reading Sad
Janet ... It might just make you happy' Marcy Demansky, author of
Very Nice 'A biting, pitch-perfect novel about one woman's desire
to stay true to herself in a world that rewards facile happiness
... a dazzling debut' Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney 'The narrative voice
of Janet in Britsch's debut novel is a skin-tingling combination of
new and necessary' Booklist starred review 'Loved this book... it
made me lol via the dark humour and dry observations. An artful
take on the "happiness economy"' Emma Gannon, author of Olive 'I
loved SAD JANET'S cynical humour. Superbly original, with spot-on
one-liners. Brilliantly bleak, but with a spark of hope' Caroline
Hulse, author of The Adults
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