The smallest things can make the biggest difference.
Annie has been sad for so long that she's forgotten how to be any other way. Until she meets Polly.
Polly is everything that Annie is not. She's colourful, joyful, happy. Because if recent events have taught Polly anything, it's that your time is too short to waste a single day.
Annie Hebden is miserable, she's stuck in a job she hates, her husband has left her for her best friend, and she shares a flat with a twenty two year old barista who she hardly knows.
Polly Leonard on the other hand is the happiest woman alive, she has tonnes of friends, a family who love her and she's got rid of her no good ex. The only downside is, she has cancer, and not the curable kind.
Polly is determined to make Annie see that her life isn't as bad as what she thinks, not just because she doesn't have a terminal illness, but because she truly deserves to be happy. Polly assigns Annie to be her helper on the '100 Days of Happiness' starting from the day they meet up until Polly's last and final day.
With roller coasters, jumping in a fountain and getting a new pet everything is turning out smoothly, as well as a new friendship that blossoms between both woman, who cry, laugh and argue but notably becoming the best of friends along the way.
How to be Happy by Eva Woods, is one of the most beautiful books I have ever read and after reading it, I strongly believe that this could be turned into such a great film.
Each and every character is wonderful and well written, my personal favourites are George, Costas and Dr. Max. Each character has a story to tell and I found it hard to not dislike the 'bad' characters as they all have a reason to something they did (I'm not justifying that though)
It's such a lovely book and has inspired myself to possibly start a '100 Days of Happiness' myself, just small little things each day that bring joy. The way the Woods has captured everyone and the emotions though out this book is lovely, theres love, sadness, life and death and theres also happiness, lots and lots of it.
It has made me think a bit differently in ways that I probably should of thought a long time ago. If there is any book you should read this year, please let it be this one.
I will give this book 10 out of 10!
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