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The Silver Linings Play Book

Matthew Quick

Pat Peoples' theory is that his life is a movie produced by God. His mission in life is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure the movie is a romcom, complete with happy ending - meaning for Pat, the return of his estranged wife Nikki. After several years in a mental-health facility, Pat leaves hospital to find that no one will talk about Nikki; his friends now have families; his football team keeps losing and now his therapist recommends adultery. There's a silver lining, however, in the form of tragically widowed, physically fit, and clinically depressed Tiffany...

GenresDivorced menMental healthFictionWidowsDepression, MentalDenial (Psychology)

392 pages

English edition · First published 2010 by Ulverscroft · ISBN 9781444803358

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