The silver linings playbook

Praise for

“Pat Peoples is the protagonist and the narrator of The Silver Linings Playbook. I found him compelling and fascinating, and I found myself not only caring about him but rooting for him unashamedly, which, for an author, is, I believe, what they mean by scoring a tour de force. Pat Peoples’ author is Matthew Quick. This is his debut novel and, as the professionals like to say, it suggests promising ‘promise’ … From the beer- soaked bacchanalian tailgating to the black holes of despair into which Iggles fans plunge themselves after a defeat, Quick is dead-on.”

—BILL LYON, The Philadelphia Inquirer

“[A] touching and funny debut … [This] offbeat story has all the markings of a crowd-pleaser.”

—Publishers Weekly

“Matthew Quick has created quite the heartbreaker of a novel in The Silver Linings Playbook.”

—Kirkus Reviews

“[A] plucky debut … Quick lls the pages with so much absurd wit and true feeling that it’s impossible not to cheer for his unlikely hero.”

—ALLISON LYNN, People

“Matthew Quick is a natural storyteller, and his Silver Linings Playbook—honest, wise, and compassionate—is a story that carries the reader along on a gust of optimism. Without shying away from the di culties of domestic life, it charts a route past those challenges and leaves us with a lingering sense of hope. More than a promising debut or an inspiring love story, this novel offers us the gift of healing.”

—ROLAND MERULLO, author of In Revere, in Those Days

“Entertaining and heartfelt and authentic, The Silver Linings Playbook magically binds together love, madness, Philadelphia Eagles football, faith, family, and hard-earned hope in a story that is both profound and wonderfully beguiling. This is a splendid novel, written by a big-time talent.”

—MARTIN CLARK, author of The Many Aspects of Mobile Home Living and The Legal Limit