Happy Place: A shimmering new novel from #1 Sunday Times bestselling author Emily Henry

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All this to say, I spend my fifteen minutes of “relaxation” taking a private shower while I can. Then I pull on a pair of jeans and a clean white T-shirt. One of Wyn’s and my few areas of overlap is our complete absence of personal style. It makes my heart twinge, thinking of this perfect final week she’s planned for us and my utter inability to enjoy it.

Except this year, they are lying through their teeth, because Harriet and Wyn broke up six months ago. And they still haven't told anyone. Sure, the toilet gets to hide in a shameful little cabinet, but if I plan on changing my clothes at any point during this week, my options are (1) accept that I’ll be doing so with an audience of one, namely my ex-fiancé; (2) stuff myself into the shit-closet and pray for good balance; or (3) find a discreet way to sneak down to the infamous outdoor shower stall over by the guesthouse.Tender and sexy, bittersweet with Henry's trademark warmth, this is a book that sweeps you off your feet and envelopes you with love in its many facets - it feels like hanging out with your best friends' Bolu Babalola, HONEY & SPICE Rigidly, I drop into the wrought iron chair next to his, and his arm rearranges, loosely crooking around my shoulders. While most of us won't ever be in that wild position, Emily Henry is allowing us to see it all unfold in her latest book, Happy Place, which comes out on April 25, 2023. The story follows a former couple who have to spend an entire week together on vacation. As they share a room, avoid all of their feelings for each other, and keep a big secret from their closest friends, things get especially heated when they remember they'll have say goodbye to the Maine paradise shortly. But will they also say goodbye to each other too? Those are just a couple of surprises,” Sabrina says. “The rest of the week will be our usual fare.”

Henry’s new novel is a slow-burn romance and an ode to the chosen family we need when everything gets too complicated…The beach-read master hooks us again.” 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, 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. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by BuzzFeed ∙ Paste Magazine ∙ Elle ∙ Southern Living ∙ SheReads ∙ Culturess ∙ Medium ∙ Her Campus ∙ Readers Digest ∙ Zibby Mag and more!Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world. Except this year, they are lying through their teeth, because Harriet and Wyn broke up six months ago. And they still haven't told anyone. But the cottage is for sale so this is the last time they'll all be here together. They can't bear to break their best friends' hearts so they'll fake it for one more week. Emily Henry's books should be prescribed. Not only will they make you happy, her latest may just make you fall in love with falling in love again. Absolutely dreamy' Woman's Weekly To drinking your body weight in wine and hoping you wake up and realize this was all a dream, I think. But the cottage is for sale so this is the last time they'll all be here together. They can't bear to break their best friends' hearts so they'll fake it for one more week. But how can you pretend to be in love - and get away with it - in front of the people who know you best?

Wyn takes a hard chomp of carrot, the force of which rattles down me. I can’t get a good breath without hundreds of the nerve endings along my rib cage and chest pressing into him, which means I’m barely getting any oxygen. If you're feeling all the angst just from that, then get ready because the official description from Berkley will have you even more excited: If you’re looking for a magical second-chance romance that will make your heart ache and read compulsively to find out what happened to the perfect couple (and whether they’ll get their happily ever after), then Happy Place is sure to keep you up all night!” Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world. This sexy and profoundly romantic novel will satisfy fans of best-selling Henry’s thrilling trademark mix of witty banter and intensely emotional storylines.”

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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. Happy Place proves that Henry is a writer with “no skips,” her oeuvre as expertly crafted as a perfect summer playlist.” Brimming with characters you can't help but fall for and off-the-charts chemistry, HAPPY PLACE is Emily Henry doing what she does best!