When Harriet and Wyn find themselves sharing a bedroom at the Maine cottage that has been the annual getaway for their friend group, they regret not informing their friends of THE big news: they broke up six months ago. With this weekend being the last time the group can use the cottage before its impending sale, Harriet and Wyn must pretend they're still together. Except it doesn't always feel like pretending when they desperately still want each other.

I adore the focus on friendship & found family in HAPPY PLACE. I love how Henry explores the evolution of close friendships and how the deep connections we build when we're young don't have to end as our paths diverge. Even though there's nothing wrong with growing old & apart, the profound relationships described in HAPPY PLACE put me in such a happy place (sorry I had to