Pieces of happiness: a novel of friendship, hope and chocolate
(Book)
Uniform Title:
Author:
Status:
East Regional - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
North Regional - Adult Fiction has 2
OSTBY
Remote Storage - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
Copies
Location
Call Number
Status
Cary Regional - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
Checked out
East Regional - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
On Shelf
North Regional - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
On Shelf
North Regional - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
On Shelf
Remote Storage - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
On Shelf
Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
On Shelf
Southeast Regional - Adult Fiction
OSTBY
On Shelf
More Details
Published:
New York : Doubleday, [2017].
Format:
Book
Edition:
First American edition.
Physical Desc:
299 pages ; 25 cm
Language:
Unknown
ISBN:
9780385542807, 0385542801, 9780385542807, 0385542801
Notes
Description
""I've planted my feet on Fijian earth and I intend to stay here until the last sunset. Why don't you join me? Leave behind everything that didn't work out!" When Sina, Maya, Ingrid, and Lisbeth each receive a letter in the mail posing the same question, the answer is obvious. Their old high school friend Kat--Kat the adventurer, Kat who ran away to the South Pacific as soon as they graduated--has extended the invitation of a lifetime: Come live with me on my cocoa farm in Fiji. Come spend the days eating chocolate and gabbing like teenagers once again, free from men, worries, and cold. Come grow old in paradise, together, as sisters. Who could say no? Now in their sixties, the friends have all but resigned themselves to the cards they've been dealt. There's Sina, a single mom with financial woes; gentle Maya who feels the world slipping away from her; Ingrid, the perennial loner; Lisbeth, a woman with a seemingly picture-perfect life; and then Kat, who is recently widowed. As they adjust to their new lives together, the friends are watched over by Ateca, Kat's longtime housekeeper, who oftentimes knows the women better than they know themselves and recognizes them for what they are: like "a necklace made of shells: from the same beach but all of them different." Surrounded by an azure-blue ocean, cocoa trees, and a local culture that is fascinatingly, joyfully alien, the friends find a new purpose in starting a business making chocolate: bittersweet, succulent pieces of happiness. A story of love, hope, and chocolate, PIECES OF HAPPINESS will reaffirm your faith in friendship, second chances, and the importance of indulging one's sweet tooth"--,Provided by publisher.
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Citations
APA Citation (style guide)
Ostby, A. (2017). Pieces of happiness: a novel of friendship, hope and chocolate. First American edition. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ostby, Anne, 1958-. 2017. Pieces of Happiness: A Novel of Friendship, Hope and Chocolate. Doubleday.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ostby, Anne, 1958-, Pieces of Happiness: A Novel of Friendship, Hope and Chocolate. Doubleday, 2017.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ostby, Anne. Pieces of Happiness: A Novel of Friendship, Hope and Chocolate. First American edition. Doubleday, 2017.
Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
Staff View
Grouped Work ID:
b57396ee-ebea-7d42-a21f-15569ed822fb
Record Information
| Last Horizon Extract Time | Apr 21, 2025 11:12:01 AM |
|---|---|
| Last File Modification Time | Apr 22, 2025 05:09:48 AM |
| Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Apr 22, 2025 05:08:23 AM |
MARC Record
| LEADER | 03756pam a2200517 i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 2017001279 | ||
| 003 | DLC | ||
| 005 | 20190130092600.0 | ||
| 008 | 170403s2017 nyu 000 1 eng | ||
| 010 | |a 2017001279 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780385542807 |c $25.95 | ||
| 020 | |a 0385542801 |c $25.95 | ||
| 020 | |a 9780385542807 |q (hardback) | ||
| 020 | |a 0385542801 |q (hardback) | ||
| 020 | |z 9780385542814 (eBook) | ||
| 040 | |a DLC |b eng |e rda |c DLC |d TnLvILS | ||
| 041 | 1 | |a eng |h nor | |
| 042 | |a pcc | ||
| 043 | |a pofj--- | ||
| 050 | 0 | 0 | |a PT8952.25.S72 |b B5813 2017 |
| 082 | 0 | 0 | |a 839.823/8 |2 23 |
| 084 | |a FIC019000 |a FIC044000 |a FIC045000 |2 bisacsh | ||
| 092 | |a OSTBY | ||
| 100 | 1 | |a Ostby, Anne, |d 1958- |e author. | |
| 240 | 1 | 0 | |a Biter av lykke. |l English |
| 245 | 1 | 0 | |a Pieces of happiness : |b a novel of friendship, hope and chocolate / |c Anne Ostby. |
| 250 | |a First American edition. | ||
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Doubleday, |c [2017] | |
| 300 | |a 299 pages ; |c 25 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |b txt |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |b n |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |b nc |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a ""I've planted my feet on Fijian earth and I intend to stay here until the last sunset. Why don't you join me? Leave behind everything that didn't work out!" When Sina, Maya, Ingrid, and Lisbeth each receive a letter in the mail posing the same question, the answer is obvious. Their old high school friend Kat--Kat the adventurer, Kat who ran away to the South Pacific as soon as they graduated--has extended the invitation of a lifetime: Come live with me on my cocoa farm in Fiji. Come spend the days eating chocolate and gabbing like teenagers once again, free from men, worries, and cold. Come grow old in paradise, together, as sisters. Who could say no? Now in their sixties, the friends have all but resigned themselves to the cards they've been dealt. There's Sina, a single mom with financial woes; gentle Maya who feels the world slipping away from her; Ingrid, the perennial loner; Lisbeth, a woman with a seemingly picture-perfect life; and then Kat, who is recently widowed. As they adjust to their new lives together, the friends are watched over by Ateca, Kat's longtime housekeeper, who oftentimes knows the women better than they know themselves and recognizes them for what they are: like "a necklace made of shells: from the same beach but all of them different." Surrounded by an azure-blue ocean, cocoa trees, and a local culture that is fascinatingly, joyfully alien, the friends find a new purpose in starting a business making chocolate: bittersweet, succulent pieces of happiness. A story of love, hope, and chocolate, PIECES OF HAPPINESS will reaffirm your faith in friendship, second chances, and the importance of indulging one's sweet tooth"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Older women |z Fiji |v Fiction. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Humorous fiction |2 gsafd | |
| 776 | 0 | 8 | |i Online version: |a Ostby, Anne, 1958- author. |t Pieces of happiness |d New York : Doubleday, 2017 |z 9780385542814 |w (DLC) 2017020415 |
| 939 | |a ODC |b COM2605489BT |c 1 | ||
| 949 | |b 32046813464448 |c SYSAFIC |d OSTBY |l CRY |n 6364478 |o 0 |s disreve |w 05/03/2017 |x 27 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046303311976 |c SYSAFIC |d OSTBY |l CRY |n 6872346 |o 0 |s o |w 01/30/2019 |x 16 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046813464455 |c SYSAFIC |d OSTBY |l ERL |n 6364479 |o 0 |s i |w 05/03/2017 |x 14 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046813464497 |c SYSAFIC |d OSTBY |l LAB |n 6364483 |o 0 |s i |w 05/03/2017 |x 18 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046813464505 |c SYSAFIC |d OSTBY |l NOR |n 6364484 |o 0 |s i |w 05/03/2017 |x 22 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046813464554 |c SYSAFIC |d OSTBY |l NOR |n 6364489 |o 0 |s i |w 05/03/2017 |x 18 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046813464521 |c SYSAFIC |d OSTBY |l SER |n 6364486 |o 0 |s i |w 05/03/2017 |x 7 |y BK | ||
| 949 | |b 32046813464422 |c SYSAFIC |d OSTBY |l SER |n 6364476 |o 0 |s i |w 05/03/2017 |x 18 |y BK | ||
| 999 | |a 721661 | ||