I don't think I have ever missed a set of novel characters more: astonishingly alive, lovable, aggravating, real. Shah writes beautifully about every sort of love: filial, parental, marital, and above all the longing and vivid pettiness and durable, complicated love between women over decades.

Elizabeth McCracken, author of BOWLAWAY

A bold and moving novel with great emotional intricacy and keen attention to moral predicaments. It marks the arrival of a radiant new voice unafraid to examine love in all its forms, from the most stifling to the most freeing.

Megha Majumdar, author of the 2025 National Book Award finalist A GUARDIAN AND A THIEF

Moving and unforgettable, containing what I love most about fiction: a lush, unique, urgent voice steeped in cultural relevance, biting humor, and sentences that swerve and surprise.

Kimberly King Parsons, author of WE WERE THE UNIVERSE

One of the most arresting and rewarding novels I've read in years. Reena Shah is a writer of immense gifts . . . How lucky-and yes, how very happy-we are to have this book in the world.

Bret Anthony Johnston, author of WE BURN DAYLIGHT and REMEMBER ME LIKE THIS

Full of keen observations and confident prose, Every Happiness exposes the complexities of family, friendship, and the so-called American dream.

Rita Chang-Eppig, author of DEEP AS THE SKY, RED AS THE SEA