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On June 4, author Charlye Ménétrier McGrath released her second novel, The Happy Fools. It couldn't have been better to start the summer!

Charlye Ménétrier McGrath quickly established herself as one of the new feathers of the “Feel good book.” His first novel, The Sales Kids, is of an unnamed tenderness. He paints a portrait of Mamie Jeanne, a sparkling octogenarian. This story, very pleasant to read, makes us discover a colorful woman with charm and overflowing singularity. As soon as we close this book, we already miss Mamie Jeanne!

Fortunately, Charlye Ménétrier McGrath gives us her news with a second book: The Happy Fools. This eagerly awaited novel allows you to immerse yourself again and with pleasure in the universe of the author. Finding Mamie Jeanne there fills us with happiness because she reveals, once again, her essential sweetness. This new story focuses on her granddaughter Florence and her group of friends formed during adolescence. Florence has since fallen in love, got married, kept in touch with some of them, and has lost touch with others. When a drama turns their lives upside down, Florence and her friends remember their years in high school. They remember videos they had recorded one evening in June 1996. Carefree and ambitious, they each had fun giving their definition of happiness in front of the camera. Twenty years later, these inspirational speeches have run out of steam with routine. Faced with their old dreams, the self-proclaimed band "The Happy Fools" will try to come together again and make the choice for a better future.

“Happiness is doing what you want. It’s free to choose ”

The Happy Fools evokes with great finesse the confrontation between adolescent hopes and the reality of adult life. The subjects are discussed with delicacy and bring us reflections around mutual aid and altruism. The characters rediscover their past with kindness. This retrospective is necessary to take the path of emancipation. Charlye Ménétrier McGrath’s second novel is a real life lesson on love, friendship, being able to choose, and most importantly, listening to your deepest desires. The author explains that it is never too late to change your life. Happy Fools is a joyful and universal book with an irresistible humor.

Like the novel The Sales Kids, Happy fools read spontaneously, anywhere and anytime. On each page turned, we ask for more.

The Happy Fools at Fleuve Éditions and The Sales Kids in pocket format, Pocket editions are currently available in bookstores.


by Melanie Bonvard