So much has been broken. So much has been lost. But against all the odds, Jimmy Wharton is determined to wipe the slate clean, put his life back together again, and find the happiness that has been eluding him. Two years, eight countries, one degree change and a brand new career later, it looks as if he's finally found it - until his world once again implodes around him, and his friends have to rush him straight back to hospital.When he wakes up, his life appears more in ruins than ever. However, there is one person who can help him finally find the light at the end of the tunnel.But, it's someone from his past.Someone who he was sure he'd never speak to again.Picking up right from where I Will Not Kill Myself, Olivia left off and building towards another climactic finish, the sequel I Just Want To Be Happy, Olivia is a tale about trying to find your way in the world, and about how much we sometimes need to fight, the sacrifices we often need to make, and the courage we often need to display in order to be happy. But above all else, it is the story of Jimmy, of Olivia, and of the love that binds them.

本作の真髄は、絶望の淵から這い上がる魂の「再生への闘い」にあります。ダニー・ベイカーは、崩壊と再起を繰り返すジミーの姿を通じ、幸福を掴み取るための凄まじい覚悟を鮮烈に描き出しました。単なる再起の物語ではなく、人生のままならなさを抱えたすべての人へ贈る、魂の叫びがここにあります。 愛という絆が持つ、残酷なまでの救済の力も見逃せません。過去の象徴であるオリビアとの再会は、真の幸福が場所の移動ではなく、痛みを伴う自己変革の先にしかないことを突きつけます。愛が呪縛でありながら唯一の光となる、その切実な葛藤を紐解く筆致には、読者の人生観を揺さぶる情熱が宿っています。