A Happy Catastrophe, Maddie Dawson
A Happy Catastrophe, Maddie Dawson
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A Happy Catastrophe

Author: Maddie Dawson

Narrator: Amy McFadden

Unabridged: 11 hr 51 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/26/2020

Synopsis

From the bestselling author of Matchmaking for Beginners comes a novel about love, loss, and the beautiful mess of family.Marnie MacGraw and Patrick Delaney have been in love for a few years now, enough to realize that they are imperfectly perfect together. Still, there are some things that maybe need a little attention. Marnie’s ebullient; he’s brooding. She thrives on change; he prefers stability. She sees marriage and parenthood in their future, but he can’t see beyond the shadow of an earlier tragedy.Then an eight-year-old surprise from Patrick’s past shows up on their doorstep, cartwheeling into their lives and spinning things in all directions. While it’s not exactly the change she envisioned, it looks like instant family to Marnie. But Patrick, afraid of being hurt again, retreats further into himself. Suddenly, two very different pieces of a beautiful puzzle find it harder and harder to fit. How can Marnie trust in the magic of the universe when it seems to be doing its best to knock her off her feet?But some love stories are worth waiting for. And what’s love without a little chaos anyway?

About Maddie Dawson

Maddie Dawson grew up in the South, born into a family of outrageous storytellers. Her various careers as a substitute English teacher, department-store clerk, medical-records typist, waitress, cat sitter, wedding-invitation-company receptionist, nanny, day care worker, electrocardiogram technician, and Taco Bell taco maker were made bearable by thinking up stories as she worked. Today Maddie lives in Guilford, Connecticut, with her husband. She’s the bestselling author of six previous novels: Matchmaking for Beginners, The Survivor’s Guide to Family Happiness, The Opposite of Maybe, The Stuff That Never Happened, Kissing Games of the World, and A Piece of Normal.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Nilufer on June 26, 2021

OMG! It’s always pleasure to read a sequel after enjoying a book so much and truly connect with its characters. So I felt like seeing an old friend as soon as I welcomed back Marnie and her powerful optimism and her ability to see the magic around everything in the world, bringing love and compassio......more

Goodreads review by Jennifer ~ TarHeelReader on July 23, 2020

I have not read this book’s predecessor, Matchmaking for Beginners, but that did not decrease my enjoyment in any way. A Happy Catastrophe is a heartwarming, hopeful story I enjoyed very much. Marnie and Patrick are hopelessly in love, even though they are opposites in many ways. One of the most pola......more

Goodreads review by Mary Jackson on July 06, 2020

I did not read the first book in this sweet series. But I would say this can be read as a stand alone. I will go back and read the first book now. I really hope that everyone reads this series. You are going to be pleasantly surprised by this one. I gave this book 4 stars. The Mary Reader received thi......more

Goodreads review by S.J. on May 17, 2020

I loved the writing in this book, but not the story. I loved Matchmaking for Beginners and thought it was a very special book. I was really looking forward to how Marnie and Patrick would progress in their relationship. Unfortunately, I stopped liking Marnie very early on in this book. She tells Pat......more

Goodreads review by Atira on May 27, 2020

I really liked Matchmaking For Beginners. It was quirky and light and I was really excited to read the sequel. Unfortunately it flatlined almost immediately and never fully recovered. No complaints with the writing but the story was hard to get through. For one the whole magic and matchmaking stuff......more

Quotes

“Dawson has created a truly quirky story, filled with a little bit of magic (think unicorn glitter and sparkles) and a lot of love…An optimistic, feel-good story that celebrates love, community, goodness, and the creation of family, however it might appear.” —Kirkus Reviews“Alive with action, compelling and evolving characters, and screwball comedy, Dawson’s latest will appeal to readers looking for a story that is both pleasurable and substantial. Personal growth is achieved by overcoming obstacles, and the ending is honest and satisfying.” —Booklist“If you enjoyed Matchmaking for Beginners as much as I did, prepare to be spellbound by A Happy Catastrophe—in which Marnie and the people closest to her discover that magic isn’t getting what you want, but rather in loving what life surprises you with. Maddie Dawson is at the top of her game in this charming and unputdownable novel.” —Camille Pagán, bestselling author of I’m Fine and Neither Are You

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