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The Post-Birthday World by Lionel ShriverRead about another novel on Lyubomirsky's list.
Shriver's inventive novel, which follows one character along two potential life paths that emerge from a single decision, was engineered to pose one question: Should we give up a safe, loyal partnership for a novel passion? Not if we understand how love ages, we won't.
Sonja Lyubomirsky's The How of Happiness is one of Oliver Burkeman's ten best self-help gurus.
--Marshal Zeringue