Weinstein Books will publish an English translation of Agnes Martin-Lugand’s Happy People Read and Drink Coffee. The Weinstein Company has also picked up the movie rights to this novel.
The English edition is slated for publication in Spring 2016. The French author self-published the book, originally entitled Les gens heureux lisent et boivent du café, back in 2012. TheWrap.com reports that it topped the French Kindle bestseller lists in 2013.
According to Deadline.com, the story “centers on Diane, who is still mired in grief after losing her husband and daughter in a car accident the year before, and her cafe is no longer a sanctuary. Searching for a way to remain close to her husband, she takes a trip to a place he always wanted to visit — Ireland. Once there, she discovers a whole new sanctuary in the form of a bitter and mysterious neighbor, and must decide whether she is ready — or able — to love again.” (via )