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  • Happy Place

  • By: Emily Henry
  • Narrated by: Julia Whelan
  • Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins
  • 4.0 out of 5 stars (391 ratings)

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Happy Place

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Summary

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Two exes. One pact.

Could this holiday change everything?

Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple—they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds. Except, now they don't.

They broke up six months ago. And they still haven't told anyone.

Which is how they end up sharing a bedroom at the cottage that has been their yearly getaway with their best friends for the past decade. For one glorious week they leave behind their lives, drink far too much wine and soak up the sea air with their favourite people.

Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth. The cottage is for sale so this is the last time they'll all be together here and they can't bear to break their friends' hearts. So, they'll fake it for one more week.

It's a flawless plan (if you look at it through a pair of sunscreen-smeared sunglasses).

But how can you pretend to be in love with someone—and get away with it—in front of the people who know you best?

Brimming with characters you can't help but fall for and off-the-charts chemistry, Happy Place is Emily Henry's best novel yet.

©2023 Emily Henry (P)2023 Penguin Audio
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Critic reviews

"One of my favourite authors." (Colleen Hoover, It Ends With Us)

"The master of witty repartee." (Daily Mail)

"Emily Henry never fails to deliver great banter and a romance to swoon over." (Taylor Jenkins Reid, Daisy Jones and the Six)

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Heartbreakingly beautiful

This book speaks for anyone that has a wounded inner child that is seeking comfort and reassurance. It was heartbreaking and I felt myself relating deeply to Harriet. The only way I can describe this book accurately would be a mix of the Taylor swift songs You’re on your own kid and Losing me. I experienced a rollercoaster of emotions, not believing everyone when they said they were devastated, going from happy, sad, laughing, then crying repeatedly. I feel that this book was beautifully thought out being one of the strongest Emily Henry books to date!

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I loved this story

I thought it was going to be a nice story that would carry me through the weekend.
It turned out to be a story that hit so many of my weak points and that I identified with.
I literally cried over and over, sometimes with acknowledgement, sometimes with sadness, sometimes with realisation, sometimes with frustration and sometimes with heartbreak, But also sometimes with love.

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Read in almost one sitting

Perfect for a lazy beach read, got dragged in and looking forward to know the end

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Feel-good romantic comedy

This book is like the familiar feel-good rom-com that you have watched over and over. It’s an easy listen and it leaves you feeling warm and happy! Julia Whelan’s narration is always amazing - this doesn’t disappoint.

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that's her best so far

I think I liked this story the most so far, you can always expect a solid read from Emily Henry though anyway. reader was really good.

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A bit slow and not enough plot

A fun premise and a strong start. But there were several points where I felt that the story was wrapping up and there was still a good couple of hours left to go with not much else happening. For me, there was just not enough plot to keep the story interesting for it’s duration and the same conversations seemed to happen again and again.

Having said that, it definitely is an easy and well read listen that doesn’t require too much brain power, but I was hoping for a little bit more.

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Lovely Story

In the beginning I wasn’t sure I was going to enjoy this novel. However, I persevered and I’m so glad I did. I ended up super invested in the relationship between Harriet and Wyn and couldn’t wait to see how things developed.

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Easy listening.

I enjoyed Emily Henry’s writing style, storyline was a tad predictable but I still enjoyed it. This audiobook made my commute into work fly by, very easy on the ears.

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Fox Life book with a heavy emotional punch

I am not the biggest fan of romances ( still figuring out what i like), but when i tell you i devoured this book and cried heavily while doing it and yet i'd do it all over again, believe me!
Highly recomend if you like those sappy comedy romances that run on Fox Life, it is a perfect beach read!

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Perfect summer listening

I try to save my monthly audiobook for the commute, but I just wanted to listen to this all the damn time. Charming, funny, sad, kind of cliche/disingenuous in places, but who cares when escapism is this good.

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