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Spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark and tender, full of pathos, fury and wit, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason is a dazzling, distinctive novel from a boldly talented writer. For fans of Sally Rooney, Taffy Brodesser-Akner and Fleabag. Such a good book and so richly warrants the Fleabag reference... So funny, so devastating, its really spiky and completely compelling, I absolutely loved it Annabel Crabb A triumph. A brutal, hilarious, compassionate triumph. Alison Bell, The Letdown This novel is about a woman called Martha. She knows there is something wrong with her but she doesnt know what it is. Her husband Patrick thinks she is fine. He says everyone has something, the thing is just to keep going. Martha told Patrick before they got married that she didnt want to have children. He said he didnt mind either way because he has loved her since he was fourteen and making her happy is all that matters, although he does not seem able to do it. By the time Martha finds out what is wrong, it doesnt really matter anymore. It is too late to get the only thing she has ever wanted. Or maybe it will turn out that you can stop loving someone and start again from nothing - if you can find something else to want. The book is set in London and Oxford. It is sad and funny. This is a romance, true, but a real one ... as devastating and sharply witty as Phoebe Waller-Bridges Fleabag. Books+Publishing Sorrow and Bliss is a book youll want to devour in one sitting ... an adult coming-of-age novel told with force, breathlessness and a confessional style that makes you feel as if youre sharing intimacies with an old friend ... Masons writing has been compared to Phoebe Waller-Bridges Fleabag for good reason ... fresh and revelatory ... sharp, racy and entertaining throughout. The Saturday Paper Sophisticated and often blackly funny Sydney Morning Herald I just adored this book. Its timely and dark and poignant and funny. It was filled with such eviscerating compassion and rage; I couldnt get enough of it. I inhaled it in a single weekend, unable to put it down. Meg Mason is a searing talent. Kate Leaver, The Friendship Cure