Featured on The TV Book Club on More4 on 28 March 2010.
A funny and heart-breaking novel about a man, Pat, recovering from a mental breakdown that had him incarcerated in a mental institution for 4 years. His one goal is to create the perfect body and mind and win back the wife who left him. Whether he achieves his goals or not the journey he takes and the relationships with his family and friends make for an excellent, enthralling read that will keep you routing for Pat all the way.
The film adaptation of The Silver Linings Playbook has received the following 8 Oscar nominations in 2013.
BEST PICTURE
Bradley Cooper for BEST ACTOR
Jennifer Lawrence for BEST ACTRESS
Robert DeNiro for ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
Jacki Weaver for ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE
David O. Russell for BEST DIRECTOR
Jay Cassidy and Crispin Struthers for FILM EDITING
David O. Russell for WRITING (ADAPTED SCREENPLAY)
A New York Times bestseller, The Silver Linings Playbook was adapted into the Oscar-winning movie starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. It tells the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife's betrayal. During the years he spends in a neural health facility, Pat Peoples formulates a theory about silver linings: he believes his life is a movie produced by God, his mission is to become physically fit and emotionally supportive, and his happy ending will be the return of his estranged wife, Nikki. When Pat goes to live with his parents, everything seems changed: no one will talk to him about Nikki; his old friends are saddled with families; the Philadelphia Eagles keep losing, making his father moody; and his new therapist seems to be recommending adultery as a form of therapy. When Pat meets the tragically widowed and clinically depressed Tiffany, she offers to act as a liaison between him and his wife, if only he will give up watching football, agree to perform in this year's Dance Away Depression competition, and promise not to tell anyone about their "contract." All the while, Pat keeps searching for his silver lining. In this brilliantly written debut novel, Matthew Quick takes us inside Pat's mind, deftly showing us the world from his distorted yet endearing perspective. The result is a touching and funny story that helps us look at both depression and love in a wonderfully refreshing way.
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A New York Times bestseller, The Silver Linings Playbook was adapted into the Oscar-winning movie starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence. It tells the riotous and poignant story of how one man regains his memory and comes to terms with the magnitude of his wife's betrayal.
The Silver Linings Playbook features in the following genres: Family Drama, Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Book Club Recommendations, eBooks of the Month, Fiction, General Fiction, Recommendations, Romance / Relationship Stories
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The Silver Linings Playbook was written by Matthew Quick and published by Sarah Crichton Books an imprint of Farrar, Straus and Giroux
The Silver Linings Playbook has 304 pages
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