A former couple are forced to keep up appearances in this surprisingly touching romantic comedy. Harriet and Wyn were the “it” couple among their friends, so they can’t bring themselves to announce that they have actually broken up. Months ago. Now they’re being thrown together for a week in Maine with their friend group, forcing them to keep up a charade that proves far more challenging than either of them expected. Emily Henry is one of our favorite romantic-comedy writers—Happy Place is packed with witty dialogue, sunny beach scenes, luscious lobster feasts, and wonderfully comforting portraits of longtime friendship. Her protagonists are the beating heart of the novel, and we loved piecing together the story of their relationship through frequent flashbacks. Sweet, poignant, and sometimes painful, Happy Place is a funny, sensitive story about what it really means to split up.
