Happy and You Know It is a literary fiction book by author Laura Hankin.
Happy and You Know It is a great portrayal of motherhood – showing it’s another way for society to judge women. It explores the puzzling pull of curated social media lives designed to make us feel unworthy.
A struggling young musician who takes a job for a musical ensemble made up of over-privileged kids and their effortlessly wonderful mothers, only to find themselves drawn into a shared and secret life. their danger.
After her old band became superstars without her, Claire excused herself to a gig as a musician of the group playing for the rich kids on New York’s Park Avenue. Claire discovers she’s talking to her new owners, a welcoming group of health system managers with unbelievably lustrous hair who whirl from fruit-removing makeup to pages. Infrared miracle smoothie to spin the classroom with an energy deadline.
There’s the complete hostess Whitney, who’s been a hit on social media and just needs to find a way to keep her perfect life from falling apart. Amara, the recent stay-at-home mom, is rustically funny who’s struggling to get her new list. And veteran mom, old Gwen, who never misses an opportunity to draw up parenting advice. Claire becomes akin to stylish women who simply pay for themselves, she uncovers secrets and betrayals that no sort of feature can fix.
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Happy and You Know It
