Critical Praise

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

——Cathleen Medwick, O, the Oprah Magazine

"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

"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