Books like Happiness by Aminatta Forna
When a wandering fox triggers a collision on London’s famous Waterloo Bridge, American graduate student Jean and Ghanaian psychiatrist Attila are united by the accident. Drawn together by the shared incident, they explore life’s complexities—cruelty, kindness, and the tangled interdependence of human and animal worlds—while each confronts personal grief and seeks lasting contentment.
First publish date: 2018
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Aminatta Forna
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