The Silver Linings Playbook by Matthew Quick

Well, aren’t I late to the party???  What a book!!!  I read this in a little over one day and what a treat.  First – let’s talk about the setting - it takes place in Collingswood - which is the next town over!  It is really cool being able to actually picture all the places the author is writing about.  Second – the characters – so well developed, so well written…I heart Pat Peoples.  Now comes the terrible decision…to see the movie or not????

Book Description via Amazon.com

Publication Date: 2010

Why did NPR's popular librarian Nancy Pearl pick The Silver Linings Playbook as one of summer's best reads for 2009? "Aawww shucks!" Pearl said. "I know that's hardly a usual way to begin a book review, but it was my immediate response to finishing Matthew Quick's heartwarming, humorous and soul-satisfying first novel . . . This book makes me smile." Meet Pat Peoples. Pat has a theory: his life is a movie produced by God. And his God-given mission is to become physically fit and emotionally literate, whereupon God will ensure him a happy ending-the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. (It might not come as a surprise to learn that Pat has spent several years in a mental health facility.) The problem is, Pat's now home, and everything feels off. No one will talk to him about Nikki; his beloved Philadelphia Eagles keep losing; he's being pursued by the deeply odd Tiffany; his new therapist seems to recommend adultery as a form of therapy. Plus, he's being haunted by Kenny G! As the award-winning novelist Justin Cronin put it: "Tender, soulful, hilarious, and true, The Silver Linings Playbook is a wonderful debut."