"But the thing about labels is, they're useful when they're right because," I carried on through her attempt at interruption, "because then you don't give yourself the wrong ones, like difficult or insane, or psychotic or a bad wife."
From now on, I may just refer commenters to this book instead of trying to explain my problem with the neurotypical Theo's anti-label, anti-diagnosis stance for his clearly neurodivergent son. It felt like a healing balm after I had such a negative reaction to the widely-loved Bewilderment. Sorrow and Bliss is, essentially, about mental illness, the debilitating and relationship-destroying effect it can have on a person's life, and the importance of a correct diagnosis and treatment plan. I admit this list needs a catchier title. Sorrow and Bliss is the latest addition to the short list of "books that make me feel like laughing and crying in equal measure". Eleanor Oliphant is one that did it for me. It's not often that books this charming and irreverently funny are also as sad, moving and hard-hitting. sharp, racy and entertaining throughout.“Everything is broken and messed up and completely fine. Mason's writing has been compared to Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag for good reason. an adult coming-of-age novel told with force, breathlessness and a confessional style that makes you feel as if you're sharing intimacies with an old friend. ' Sorrow and Bliss is a book you'll want to devour in one sitting. as devastating and sharply witty as Phoebe Waller-Bridge's Fleabag.' Books+Publishing 'This is a romance, true, but a real one. Or maybe it will turn out that you can stop loving someone and start again from nothing - if you can find something else to want. It is too late to get the only thing she has ever wanted. He said he didn't mind either way because he has loved her since he was fourteen and making her happy is all that matters, although he does not seem able to do it.īy the time Martha finds out what is wrong, it doesn't really matter anymore. Martha told Patrick before they got married that she didn't want to have children. He says everyone has something, the thing is just to keep going. She knows there is something wrong with her but she doesn't know what it is. This novel is about a woman called Martha. Meg Mason is a searing talent.' Kate Leaver, The Friendship Cure I inhaled it in a single weekend, unable to put it down. It was filled with such eviscerating compassion and rage I couldn't get enough of it. It's timely and dark and poignant and funny. A brutal, hilarious, compassionate triumph.' Alison Bell, The Letdown For fans of Sally Rooney, Taffy Brodesser-Akner and Fleabag. Spiky, sharp, intriguingly dark and tender, full of pathos, fury and wit, Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason is a dazzling, distinctive novel from a boldly talented writer.
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