"An excellent comic novel that interweaves the romance, humor and pathos of three complicated families. " --Publishers Weekly

Gillian, Helen, and Carol are three suburban moms who have known each other since their respective sons were babies, and have met in a regular coffee group for years. These days, their sons are a bunch of thirty-five-year-old layabouts. In frustration, one of the mothers suggests that each woman go drop in on her son for an unexpected weeklong visit. And they do. Together, and with mixed success, the mothers set out to whip their sons into shape. William Sutcliffe's Whatever Makes You Happy will strike close to home for parents of grown children who wish they could swoop in to set things right--and the children who wish they would.