Aheartwarmingdebutnovel,nowamajormoviebyDavidO.Russell—nominatedforeightAcademyAwards(includingBestPicture),fourGoldenGlobes,andfourScreenActorsGuildAwards!
“Aawwwshucks!”NPR’sNancyPearlsaid.“Iknowthat’shardlyausualwaytobeginabookreview,butitwasmyimmediateresponsetofinishingMatthewQuick’sheartwarming,humorousandsoul-satisfyingfirstnovel...Thisbookmakesmesmile.”
MeetPatPeoples.Pathasatheory:hislifeisamovieproducedbyGod.AndhisGod-givenmissionistobecomephysicallyfitandemotionallyliterate,whereuponGodwillensurehimahappyending—thereturnofhisestrangedwife,Nikki.(ItmightnotcomeasasurprisetolearnthatPathasspentseveralyearsinamentalhealthfacility.)Theproblemis,Pat’snowhome,andeverythingfeelsoff.NoonewilltalktohimaboutNikki;hisbelovedPhiladelphiaEagleskeeplosing;he’sbeingpursuedbythedeeplyoddTiffany;hisnewtherapistseemstorecommendadulteryasaformoftherapy.Plus,he’sbeinghauntedbyKennyG!
DavidO.Russell,theOscar-nominateddirectorofTheFighter,ishelminghisownadaptationofTheSilverLiningsPlaybook,featuringBradleyCooper(Peoplemagazine’sSexiestManAlive)intheroleofPat,alongsideJenniferLawrence,RobertDeNiro,JuliaStiles,ChrisTucker,andJackiWeaver.Astheaward-winningnovelistJustinCroninputit:“Tender,soulful,hilarious,andtrue,TheSilverLiningsPlaybookisawonderfuldebut.”
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