“ltpgtltstronggtPraise for ltemgtA Way to Be HappyltemgtltstronggtltpgtltpgtAdderson is a deft masterful storyteller whose literary fiction surely deserves more attentionltbr gtltstronggtltemgtKirkus Reviewsltemgt starredltstronggtltpgtltpgtThe characters in these stories from veteran of the form Caroline Adderson range from thieving addicts to a Russian hit man to a middleaged man facing a routine colonoscopy Through these varied characters and their disparate conflicts Adderson explores happinesshow we find it and what it means when we doltbr gtltemgtltstronggtQuill amp QuireltstronggtltemgtltpgtltpgtA superb and unique collection Intricate compassionate complex its every sentence carefully built tested and polished each story draws the reader into the life of a character hurtling or meandering towards the consequences of their own choices and to the storys necessary conclusion They will by turn flood you with unexpected sympathy lighten your mood or leave you with a puzzle you cant quite solve No one else writes short fiction the way Caroline Adderson does and there are only eight stories in the book The way to be happiest is to savour each oneltbr gtltstronggtKathy Page Atwood Gibson Writers Trust Fiction Prizewinning author of ltemgtDear EvelynltemgtltstronggtltpgtltpgtCaroline Addersons voice is as vivid as ever in this exciting new collection and her characters are unfailingly mesmerizingdistinctive unpredictable somehow like everyone yet no one youve ever met beforeltbr gtltstronggtLynn Coady author of ltemgtWatching You Without MeltemgtltstronggtltpgtltpgtCaroline Adderson builds terrific suspense from her characters lonely offcentre lives Each story in ltemgtA Way to Be Happyltemgt is its own mysterious world shaped by her outstanding powers of imagination and sympathyltbr gtltstronggtElizabeth Hay author of ltemgtSnow Road StationltemgtltstronggtltpgtltpgtCaroline Adderson is one of Canadas best short story writers A brilliant stylist her inventive sentences are the trademark of a literary proltbr gtltstronggtSusan Swan author of the upcoming memoir ltemgtBig Girls Dont CryltemgtltstronggtltpgtltpgtltstronggtPraise for Caroline AddersonltstronggtltpgtltpgtAll of Addersons characters are rounded and all have utility not simply as plot devices but as part of a striving suffering wholeltbr gtltemgtltstronggtNew York Times Book ReviewltstronggtltemgtltpgtltpgtCaroline Adderson treats the domestic drama with elegance and wit and what she has to say about her characters and their circumstances is often profoundltbr gtltstronggtMeg Wolitzer author of ltemgtThe Female PersuasionltemgtltstronggtltpgtltpgtAdderson excels at portraying life in all its glorious devastating unpredictable messinessltbr gtltemgtltstronggtToronto StarltstronggtltemgtltpgtltpgtAdderson achieves a remarkable effect with her prose Its clarity is so overwhelming that it becomes intoxicatingltbr gtltemgtltstronggtGlobe and MailltstronggtltemgtltpgtltpgtA prose style as elegant and controlled as a swallow dive No one could ever accuse Adderson of timidity when it comes to subjectltbr gtltemgtltstronggtThe IndependentltstronggtltemgtltpgtltpgtArresting Adderson writes with a rare understanding of human frailtyltbr gtltstronggtltemgtThe Timesltemgt Londonltstronggtltpgt”