On ne voyait que le bonheur

Synopsis of On ne voyait que le bonheur

«On ne voyait que le bonheur» is the novel by Grégoire Delacourt, published by Le Livre de Poche in paperback (312 pages, in French).

Antoine, an insurance expert nearing forty, has spent years assessing the lives of others. One night he wonders what his own is worth and plunges into an introspection in three movements, from northern France to Mexico's west coast, covering his childhood and adolescence, between false happiness and real tragedies.

It was originally published in 2014; this edition includes an unpublished epilogue by the author and the mention of best novel of 2014 according to Le Parisien/Aujourd'hui.

For readers of contemporary literary fiction, especially those seeking intimate French novels about family, childhood, and redemption.