The Silver Linings Playbook
by Matthew Quickliterary work· published 2008
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The Silver Linings Playbook is a 2008 debut novel of American author Matthew Quick. The book is narrated through the eyes of Pat Peoples, and occasionally Tiffany's through letters. A former history teacher who has moved back to his childhood home in Collingswood, New Jersey, after spending time in a Baltimore psychiatric hospital, Pat believes he has been away only a few months, but soon realizes it has been years, and struggles to piece together his lost memories and what has become of his wife, Nikki. He has a hypothesis that life is a film created by God and that its "silver lining" will be the end of "Apart Time" with Nikki. Pat embarks on a plan of self-improvement in order to win Nikki back, including regular running and working out in a home gym.
Adaptations (1)
The Silver Linings Playbook was adapted into a 2012 film.
Silver Linings Playbook2012 · film · 122 min · dir. David O. Russell · IMDb ↗After losing his job and wife, and spending time in an institution, a former teacher winds up living with his parents. He wants to rebuild his life and reconcile with his wife, but his father would be happy if he shared his obsession with the Philadelphia Eagles. Things get complicated when he meets Tiffany Maxwell who offers to help him reconnect with his wife if he will do something very important for her in exchange.
