Critical Praise

"Sally's quest for personal fulfillment allows Grunwald to muse on the roots of happiness, mining sources as diverse as Aristotle and Charles Schulz to present a porvocative array of answers. Whatever Makes You Happy is a satisfying portrait of upper-middle-class angst. But it is also the tale of a woman's pursuit of a life philosophy--and through that search, readers may discover stepping stones for their own."

——Alissa Quart, More Magazine

"From Aristotle to Edith Wharton, from laughter therapy to bedoom farce, this novel is a dictionary of delights."

——Cathleen Medwick, O, the Oprah Magazine

"A snappy, pleasant novel content with its own wit."

——The New York Observer

"Grunwald tells the story with a wit. . . that never quite conceals the sting of wisdom just below. Perhaps it's no surprise that by the end of her well-turned and winning tale, we see and feel, as Farber does, that the pursuit of happiness is really nothing more than a recipe for misery."

——Pico Iyer, Time Magazine