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  • Promotional banner for Happiness Has a Slippery Tail by Abla Farhoud, translated by Judith Weisz Woodsworth. The left side features the book title and author text in large, bold letters on an olive-green background, with the Open Book logo below. On the right, a smiling woman with short dark hair wears a light blue jacket and a navy scarf tied in a bow. The background includes abstract, colorful brushstrokes in green, orange, and red tones.
    Promotional banner for Happiness Has a Slippery Tail by Abla Farhoud, translated by Judith Weisz Woodsworth. The left side features the book title and author text in large, bold letters on an olive-green background, with the Open Book logo below. On the right, a smiling woman with short dark hair wears a light blue jacket and a navy scarf tied in a bow. The background includes abstract, colorful brushstrokes in green, orange, and red tones.
    October 31, 2025

    Read an Excerpt from HAPPINESS HAS A SLIPPERY TAIL by Abla Farhoud (translated by Judith Weisz Woodsworth)

    In Happiness Has a Slippery Tail, celebrated Lebanese-Canadian writer Abla Farhoud offers a moving portrait of migration, memory, and resilience through the unforgettable voice of Dounia, a seventy-five-year-old ...

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