A couple who broke up months ago make a pact to pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends in this glittering and wise new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry.
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.
They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.
Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.
Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week…in front of those who know you best?
Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college—they go together like salt and pepper, honey and tea, lobster and rolls. Except, now—for reasons they’re still not discussing—they don’t.
They broke up six months ago. And still haven’t told their best friends.
Which is how they find themselves sharing the largest bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been their friend group’s yearly getaway for the last decade. Their annual respite from the world, where for one vibrant, blue week they leave behind their daily lives; have copious amounts of cheese, wine, and seafood; and soak up the salty coastal air with the people who understand them most.
Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. Because the cottage is for sale and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. Harriet will be the driven surgical resident who never starts a fight, and Wyn will be the laid-back charmer who never lets the cracks show. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses). After years of being in love, how hard can it be to fake it for one week…in front of those who know you best?
Title: Happy Place
Author: Emily Henry
Publisher: Berkley
Expected Publication Date: 4/25/23
Author: Emily Henry
Publisher: Berkley
Expected Publication Date: 4/25/23
Review:
I want to thank NetGalley and Berkley for providing me with an eGalley of this book to read and give my honest review. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.
I've become a big Emily Henry fan. I was introduced to her writing through an online book club when I read Beach Read. I subsequently went and read all her novels I had not yet read. She doesn't disappoint. The humor and love stories she writes are fun and light and wonderful. This one did not disappoint with any of that.
I have to say I was a bit skeptic at first. How can you write a breakup to reunited story without it being sappy and boring? Well, Henry did that.
My favorite part of this book was Harriet's growth. All of which happened while she reminisced about her past with the long time friends at their annual gathering place. Drop in the angst that goes along with losing something so close to the heart, and growth is bound to occur. Harriet's struggles are relatable. to just about anyone whose had heart ache, heart break, and love.
Henry threw in a bit of the steamy and sexy to really show the attraction between the characters. There's something to be said about that type of attraction. It's raw and honest.
And let's not forget the friendships in this book. Long term friendships that have endured, and continue to do so. A very important part of life and emotional growth.
Overall, another fun read by Henry who has yet to disappoint me with her writing. Highly recommend to any romance reader.
Emily Henry is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers, People We Meet on Vacation, and Beach Read, as well as the forthcoming Happy Place. She lives and writes in Cincinnati and the part of Kentucky just beneath it.
Find her on Instagram @EmilyHenryWrites.
Find her on Instagram @EmilyHenryWrites.
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