HAPPINESS IS A FOUR-LETTER WORD
Book ID/图书代码： 12625111B49689
English Summary/英文概要： Four friends’ lives seem to be crashing before them: Just as Nandi’s final wedding arrangements are put in place, her ex-fiancé, a man who bankrupted her heart and bank account, makes a re-appearance. Zaza, the “trophy wife”, waits for the day that her affair comes to light and her husband gives her a one-way ticket back to the township. On the other hand, all Tumi needs to fulfil her perfect life is a child of her own. Then a stranger shows up claiming to be pregnant with her husband’s child. Tumi’s trust and beliefs in her marriage are put to the test. For Princess, growing up in an abusive home has taught her to never let men take her for a ride. Until this feisty feminist meets Theo, a Zimbabwean painter, who seems to touch all the right buttons. Then Princess discovers she’s pregnant and Theo goes AWOL, with half her belongings. Happiness is a Four-letter Word is a riveting tale that will make you want to laugh out loud and one minute after, reach for the tissues. Think Sex and the City, Sandton . . .‘n Fantastiese chick-litroman oor vier vriendinne in Johannesburg. Dink Sex and the City, Sandton . . . This book could appeal to a wide readership which includes those who love Marion Keyes and Jill Mansel as well as those who enjoy Zukiswa Wanner and anyone who just likes a darn good story with loveable characters and lots of local flavour. – READER
This book is topical, sassy and very in tune with what women across the world and spe
Chinese Summary/中文概要： 四个朋友的生活似乎都将土崩瓦解：一头，正当南迪婚礼的准备工作接近尾声时，前未婚夫---这个曾经让她痛彻心扉，并卷走其财产的家伙却再次出现在她面前；莎莎，这个“悍妇”，一直期盼着丈夫对自己的误会可以解除，然后给她一张回城的单程票。另一头，塔米一直憧憬着生下自己与丈夫的孩子，让幸福的生活锦上添花。然而，一个陌生女人从天而降，并声称怀上了自己丈夫的孩子。塔米对婚姻和丈夫的信任不得不接受考验；普林赛斯生长在一个充斥着暴力和辱骂的家庭，这让她认识到永远不要让男人骑到自己头上来。当这位男女平等主义者遇到津巴布韦的一名画家西奥，幸福似乎触手可及。可是后来普利赛斯怀孕后，西奥却带着她的一半的财产不辞而别。《幸福遥不可及》是本引人入胜的故事书，此刻它让你开怀大笑，下一刻你却发现它如此发人深省。 本书对于可谓大众读物，无论对是喜爱马里恩•凯斯和吉尔•曼泽尔的读者还是欣赏Zukiswa Wanner读者，甚至是任何喜欢带有本土气息和令人喜爱的主角的简单故事的读者郡颇具吸引力。(兼职翻译-XMM)
Awards/获奖情况：本书话题性强，内容时尚，与当前全球女性的口味一致。荣获2011年度非洲区英联邦作家奖之最佳书籍奖。 荣获2011年度M-Net文学奖之最佳电影。
2011年度赫尔曼•查尔斯•博斯曼英语小说奖入围作品。
2011年度书商最喜爱奖入围作品。
About the Author/作者介绍： 辛西娅•杰里三十几岁，是出生在南非的作家。生长在普马兰加的一个边境小镇。 辛西亚因在2008年的BTA/Anglo-Platinum 的短篇小说竞赛中获得第一名和第四名而被人所知。同时，在美国伊利诺斯州的北中央大学辛迪亚获得了国际商业学士学位，并任管理顾问。现其居住在约堡南边的郊区。
《幸福遥不可及》是辛西亚的首部小说。
辛西娅•杰里•吴在约翰内斯堡。本书是她的处女作。
Cynthia Jele is a thirty-something-year-old South African-born writer. She grew up in a small border town in Mpumalanga.
Cynthia’s claim to fame was winning 1st and 4th prize in the 2008 BTA/Anglo-Platinum Short Story Competition. She also holds a BA in International Business from North Central College, Illinois, and is currently employed as a management consultant. She lives in the northern suburbs of Joburg.
Happiness is a Four-letter Word is Jele’s debut novel.
Cynthia Jele woon in Johannesburg. Sy’t grootgeword in Mpumalanga en het lank in Chigago gestudeer. Happiness is a Four-letter Word is haar debuutroman.
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