A shred of happiness

[Bassim]

I have tried to use "a shred of happiness" in my sentence. Would you please correct my mistakes?

After Martin's wife died, he couldn't find a shred of happiness in life.

[teechar]

Use "in his life".

[Bassim]

Thank you teechar,

I believed, apparently wrongly, that I could omit "his"in my sentence.

[teechar]

I prefer it with "his".

[probus]

I prefer it with "his".

With all respect, I prefer Bassim's original version. It is what I as a native speaker would say.