Celia Laskey is the author of Under the Rainbow, a finalist for the 2020 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize. Her work has appeared in Guernica, the Minnesota Review and elsewhere. She has an MFA from the University of New Mexico. She lives with her wife in Los Angeles.
"Hilarious and wise, So Happy for You reveals the deeper and more
sinister truths behind one of society's most commonplace
institutions--marriage, and does so with a pitch-perfect,
relentlessly inquisitive narrator at the helm. At its core, this is
an investigation of friendship and just how much we will sacrifice
of our true selves in the name of tradition. This novel made me
laugh, made me think, and spun its way to a wholly surprising and
thrilling conclusion, where 'together forever' takes on a much more
terrifying connotation than most of us can imagine. Laskey is a
magician, combining the important social commentary this genre
needs with a knock-out page-turning narrative that will leave you
guessing to the last page."--Chelsea Bieker, author of Godshot and
Heartbroke "So Happy for You is the sort of devilishly clever
summer read I crave. Like the worst wedding in history, I watched
it unfold with my hands over my eyes and a laugh in my throat,
eager to see it fly off the rails."--John Fram, author of The
Bright Lands "Celia Laskey's sly thriller completely transfixed me
from beginning to end. Tart and playful, this tale of a wedding
weekend gone fatally wrong is part psychological game, part
societal inquest, and part best friend break-up from hell. I loved
this trim and thrashing read."--Amy Jo Burns, author of Shiner
"Magnificent. In So Happy for You, Celia Laskey has masterfully
crafted the tense, messy, big-hearted, and deeply original queer
love story we didn't know we've been waiting for, as much full of
human characters as incisive social commentary. I can't wait to see
what Laskey gives us next."--Peter Kispert, author of I Know You
Know Who I Am "So Happy for You skewers the wedding-industrial
complex with uproarious bitterness and gleeful fury, and a
spiraling absurdism that will leave you wondering whether it's all
that absurd after all. If you've ever gritted your teeth through a
nightmare wedding, this one's for you. A firecracker of a
book."--Micah Nemerever, author of These Violent Delights "The
sweet spot of dystopia...grounded in sufficient reality for the
reader to pose the question, could this really happen?"--Kirkus
Reviews "Enjoyable and darkly comic."--Publishers Weekly "A force
of dark humor, captivating in its boldness and its portrayal of a
friendship torn apart by tradition. For readers of satire and
thrillers with an added dose of dystopia."--Booklist "[A] campy,
captivating and slightly creepy exploration of the complexities of
female friendships and the wedding industrial complex."--E! News
"[A] compelling exploration of the world of weddings and a complex
dive into female friendship."--Honey Pop
"Manically entertaining, viciously funny and eerily campy, So Happy
for You is the ultimate send-up to our collective obsession with
the wedding industrial complex and a riveting, unexpectedly
poignant depiction of friendship in all its messy
glory."--Lesbrary
"The novel unravels at full force to become a psychological game of
chess with 'Handmaid's Tale' references and just enough sinister
plot twists to keep the tension taut."--Edge Media Network "At once
hilarious and insightful... a great beach read."--Shondaland
"Funny, dark, [and] slightly crazed.. So Happy for You is part
romp, part social commentary on being a queer woman in a culture
dead set on literally zipping women into tight dresses and marching
us down the aisle."--Glamour "Laskey excels at writing queer
fiction that dazzles... So Happy for You is the kind of book best
enjoyed with no distractions, beside a beautiful body of
water."--Vogue "Campy, eerie, and unexpectedly very
funny."--Cosmopolitan "[A] deliciously twisted story about the
highs and lows of friendship and female expectation."--PureWow "If
you're going to multiple weddings this year, So Happy For You might
speak to you in a visceral way. A fast-paced satirical
thriller"--Today.com
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