Happy Place (Large Print / Library Binding)
Staff Reviews
Emily Henry hits it out of the park with her new book, Happy Place! Think The Big Chill—a group of lifelong friends get together at the same time every year to do the same activities. This summer, the week means a little more because the infamous vacation house is being sold and this will be their last hoorah. Wyatt and Harriett broke off their engagement months ago but didn't tell their friends—so they fake being together all week to not spoil the mood. Another couple is getting married at the beach. And another has a huge surprise to share. As the days melt away, it does seem like old times. Ghosts of each person's past come forward and each has to decide whether to deal with issues and move on or stay.
— ChristinaMay 2023 Indie Next List
“Happy Place is absolute magic, bottled up and delivered in the form of saccharine summer days, happiness, teary moments, and newfound longing. Emily Henry is the master of the romance novel and Happy Place is her best one yet!”
— Robin Limeres, Phoenix Books Burlington, Burlington, VT
Description
A couple who broke up months ago 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 five months ago. And still haven't told their best friends. Which is how they find themselves sharing a 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, blissful 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?
About the Author
Emily Henry is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers, People We Meet on Vacation, and Beach Read. She studied creative writing at Hope College, and now spends most of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the part of Kentucky just beneath it. Find her on Instagram @emilyhenrywrites.