Happy Place – Henryová Emily (2024)

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 is where, for one vibrant, blissful week, they leave behind their daily lives, enjoy 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, this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, 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 viewed from a great distance and through 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 them best?