Good Joy, Bad Joy

For fans of Richard Osman, Rachel Joyce and Fredrik Backman, comes a whimsical, heartfelt novel about friendship over the decades, self-discovery, and what it means to have a life well-lived.

She’s lived by the rules. Now she’s breaking them . . . For more than eighty years, Joy Bridport has followed the rules - devoted wife, loving mother, steadfast neighbor in her small town. But when her best friend Hazel is given only months to live, Joy is forced to confront the truth: Hazel has lived fully, while she has only played it safe.

Determined to change, Joy vows to live boldly in the time she and Hazel have left together. What begins as small rebellions soon snowballs into petty crimes, and Joy must decide whether she can embrace the freedom of 'Bad Joy' without losing the life and legacy she’s built.

With humor, heart, and irresistible mischief, Good Joy, Bad Joy is a wise, bighearted celebration of friendship, second chances, and the courage to become who we were always meant to be.