Human Happiness

Brian Fawcett examines the seemingly 'normal' life of his parents, only to discover a rich vein of history - his parents were complex people, leading lives filled with challenge, laughter, sickness and success - that helped him find his own story. 'A characteristic modern memoir... occasional extremes of indelicacy ... a series of undramatic incidents that pierce the heart ... such plain and serviceable language is a light shining in the darkness.' - Philip Marchand, National Post