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Happiness for beginners

2015320 pagesSt. Martin's Griffin

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After a messy divorce, Helen signs up for a wilderness survival course in the Appalachian Mountains — only to find her ex-brother-in-law Jake leading it. What starts as an awkward detour becomes a slow build of shared stories and unexpected connection among a group of strangers rediscovering themselves outdoors.

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About the author

Katherine Center is an American author of contemporary fiction. Center was born and raised in Afton Oaks, Houston, Texas. She graduated from St. John's School and from Vassar College. She won the Vassar College Fiction Prize while a student. She received her M.A. in fiction from the University of Houston, where she was the co-editor of the literary fiction magazine, Gulf Coast. Center is the author of several books, which she has called "bittersweet comic novels." Her first novel, *The Brig...

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Lady HelenProtagonist
JakeSupporting

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