Happiness in Draft, or Coffee in Bed Not included

Ira is certain: real happiness starts later — after the mortgage's paid off, after the big career break, after the house by the sea and the man of her dreams. Then one day a fall from the roof lands her not in the hospital, but in a very strange journey. Her guide turns out to be a cheeky, oversized sparrow-slash-wizard, quite capable of opening the door to any life she's ever dreamed up. Ira gets everything she ever wished for: the ocean and the handsome stranger, fame as a celebrated designer, a cozy home, kids, and a nearly flawless family portrait. Except every granted wish leaves behind a hairline crack. Why does a perfect life start to feel small after a while? And what if happiness was never something to earn, chase, or assemble out of the right props? A warm, wry story about the eternal not quite, the habit of postponing life for better days, and the luxury we often fail to notice — even when it's sitting right beside us.