Why: NYT book review said "For a novel about a writer, Secrets of Happiness is refreshingly straightforward about the profession" and "...what makes Dunn's novel such a pleasure to read is the very thing that keeps it from being a breathless page-turner: Holly's singular spirituality."
So, I inhaled this book--like, seriously. I know I usually inhale books anyway, but Secrets to Happiness took me on a journey and didn't let go until I turned the last page. Holly is thirty-something, dumped, and depressed. She's "dating" a twenty-something, and can't quite bring herself to confess ...