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Hector and the Search for Happiness (film tie-in edition) (Hector's Journeys)

Hector and the Search for Happiness (film tie-in edition) (Hector's Journeys)

by François Lelord (Author), Lorenza Garcia (translator ) (Author), Lorenza Garcia (Translator), François Lelord (Author)

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Synopsis

Can we learn how to be happy? Hector is a successful young psychiatrist. He's very good at treating patients in real need of his help. But many people he sees have no health problems: they're just deeply dissatisfied with their lives. Hector can't do much for them, and it's beginning to depress him. So when a patient tells him he looks in need of a holiday, Hector decides to set off round the world to find out what makes people everywhere happy (and sad), and whether there is such a thing as the secret of true happiness.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 240
 Edition: Film tie-in
 Publisher: Gallic Books
Published: 23 Jun 2014
ISBN 10: 1908313676
ISBN 13: 9781908313676

Media Reviews
A series of philosophical bonnes bouches ... their effect is unexpectedly cheering' Independent 'Even the most aloof, the most detached reader will be won over by this book' Cosmopolitan 'Provides a dollop of warm, fuzzy, feel-good escapism' Woman 'Intelligently na ve' Marie Claire 'A fast-paced, enchanting story. Lelord himself is a psychiatrist, and his interest in the human mind is infectious' - Book Page A feel-good gem . . . Francois Lelord has created a 21st-century hero. Good Housekeeping
Author Bio
Fran ois Lelord studied and practiced psychiatry in Paris, and was a consultant for companies interested in reducing stress for their employees. The huge success of Hector and the Search for Happiness led him to spend more time writing and travelling, ending up in Vietnam during the Sars epidemic. There he practiced psychiatry for a French NGO and met his future wife Phuong. Today they live in Thailand. Hector and the Search for Happiness was adapted for film in 2015, starring Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike.