A whip-smart, dark comedy for fans of Sally Rooney, Fleabag and My
Year of Rest and Relaxation 'Janet is my soulmate' LUCY MANGAN
'Surprising and irreverent' NEW YORK TIMES *** If there was a pill
that promised happiness... Would you take it? 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: 'The
dog-whispering, post-Goth cousin to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag'
CLAUDIA DEY 'Like a grown up Daria' HELEN MCCLORY '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 'Hilarious, wise, wicked and tender' CYNTHIA D'APRIX
SWEENEY 'Loved this book' EMMA GANNON 'Sharp, sad, hilarious' CLARE
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