{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-happiness-9781250863102","title":"The Trouble with Happiness","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Trouble with Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful new collection of short stories by Tove Ditlevsen, a terrifying talent (Parul Sehgal, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA newly married woman longs, irrationally, for a silk umbrella; a husband chases away his wife's beloved cat; a betrayed mother impulsively sacks her housekeeper. Underneath the surface of these precisely observed tales of marriage and family life in midcentury Copenhagen pulse currents of desire, violence, and despair, as women and men struggle to escape from the roles assigned to them and dream of becoming free and happywithout ever truly understanding what that might mean.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTove Ditlevsen is one of Denmark's most famous and beloved writers, and her autobiographical \u003ci\u003eCopenhagen Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e was hailed as a masterpiece on republication in English, named a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e Best Book of the Year, and lauded for its wry humor, limpid prose, and powerful honesty. The poignant and understated stories i\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529000821079,"sku":"9781250863102","price":14.45,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781250863102.jpg?v=1731873900","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-happiness-9781250863102","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}