The Silver Linings Playbook - Matthew QuickConditions: New Meet Pat. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure a happy ending for him the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. (It might not come as a surprise to learn that Pat has spent time in a mental health facility.) The problem is, Pat's now home, and everything feels off. No one will talk to him about Nikki; his beloved

He considers himself happy

spending most of her adult working life travelling with

In his inimitable style

It is a challenging

and other gay-sounding stuff

Soon Alex is embroiled in a strange triangle with Maya and Will

The Promise charts the crash and burn of a white South African family

As he treks through Africa

but has lived insulated from its true horrors

not so long ago

Imraan Coovadia has written a brilliantly funny and tender first novel—an alternately poignant and hilarious story about the choices we make and the homes that we build

We must resist it with love