The Most Beautiful Book in the World (Paperback)

from cameling

Eight short stories, each dealing with men and women in search of happiness. Eight interesting and different stories. Eight stories, that, although dealing with the concept of happiness, don't all have happy endings, but all end in the only way that's appropriate for their particular story. A wea...

from odrach

The eight stories in this collection, written in simple prose, are about women - women dealing with heartbreak, love affairs, death, dementia. Optimistic, profound, and a bit quirky, these stories are mostly from the perspective of women, but written by a man. Schmitt is a masterful storyteller.

from labfs39

The eight novellas that comprise this book are short, with expertly drawn main characters that find happiness, or just miss out on finding happiness, in the most unlikeliest of places. Although the titles and the premise sound cheerful, I did not find the book so. It was quite depressing to read ...

from cameling

Eight short stories, each dealing with men and women in search of happiness. Eight interesting and different stories. Eight stories, that, although dealing with the concept of happiness, don't all have happy endings, but all end in the only way that's appropriate for their particular story. A wea...

from chrystal

My favorite story in this collection was The Intruder, I did not figure it out until the end!