Happy Place [B1506]

2024 PB. 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 novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. "The beach-read master hooks us again."-People. 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?

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "aw i loved this!!! you know exactly where it is going but the story was still enjoyable along the way. a happy, easy to follow, heart warming book"; "Wow I'm not usually a romance girl and the first time I tried to read it, I was not in the right mood. But after finishing a couple of insanely good but very dense books, an easy read was what I needed. I'm now going to have to read all of Emily Henry's works."; "This book was absolutely incredible. Emily Henry truly never misses; every one of her stories captures me completely, and this one was no exception. The pacing was spot-on; I felt like I'd been dropped right into the cozy cottage, living every moment alongside this amazing friend group."