Translated by Imogen Taylor
A vivid tale of love and friendship, coincidence and fate, guilt and betrayal—and the memories of a summer that changed things forever.
Lenica, Marie, Fanny and Elsa spend their summers together on the Atlantic coast in France. The four of them are bound together, their friendship forged in sun-soaked days and wine-filled nights, giddy with happiness and youth.
Decades later, when three of the friends meet again, they realise that their bond has never been broken. Although older, they still carry with them everything that happened years ago—especially the summer that Lenica brought Sean along.
Our Happy Days is a novel about the most important things in life—and reminds us that we only remember the past as we want it to be.
INTERVIEWS and REVIEWS
Readings: A spotlight on translated fiction this month
andOur Happy Days
‘[A] heart-pounding, evocative tale of love, friendship and betrayal pivoting around one never-ending summer on the Atlantic coast of France…The plot tantalises and twists…[A] captivating world.’
‘Beautifully moving.’
‘Julia Holbe has written a beautiful, light and yet powerfully evocative book about a bygone happiness.’
‘A moving story with melancholy moments and a plea for friendship.’
‘A story that you will soak up…You won’t want to miss a detail, a feeling.’
‘A moving story about the important things in life: friendship, love, forgiveness and the ability to live life to the fullest and seize its opportunities.’
‘Gripping.’
‘[A] heart-pounding, evocative tale of love, friendship and betrayal pivoting around one never-ending summer on the Atlantic coast of France…The plot tantalises and twists…[A] captivating world.’
