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

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I've worked so fucking hard on myself these last five months, Harriet, and I'm doing well" up until this point I tried to give him the benefit of the doubt, I told myself that he was probably as miserable but this was the 4th time he asked if she's happy TOO. He also talks about coming to the realisation that not setting long-term goals, but instead working with two-year visions, has helped him enjoy the journey more. Emily Henry shot to fame for her novels that straddle the genres of contemporary fiction and romance — books that not only focus on the central romance, but also create complicated, vulnerable female protagonists that the reader cannot help but root for. With three previous books celebrated for their compelling cast of characters, fascinating backstories, and satisfying romances, “Happy Place” has a lot to live up to.

i can understand some people needing more control and having that sort of personality quirk - we all have them - but this is an INNATE characteristic in a person and they either would have run into a problem with it earlier if they had incompatible or clashing personalities for friends, or they would have made different friends. The writing was stunning, and I obviously cared about the story bc this review is a mile long (sorry about that) Will I ever read it again? Harriet and Wyn's miscommunication issues dragged and the fact they never fully cared enough to talk about it got to me. This nonlinear structure, while used successfully in Henry’s “People We Meet On Vacation,” causes the pace of “Happy Place” to suffer. He was with sabrina for 10 years or whatever but got annoyed at her for reacting the way she did and didn't think of finding her after she was gone for the whole day?Because the narrative relied heavily on the tensions of their fake dating and shared past, the chemistry between them did not have time to mature and develop.

This is the first book that Henry has written with such a sprawling ensemble cast, and she is a master at teasing out the tensions between characters. Some of our partners may process your data as a part of their legitimate business interest without asking for consent. Harriet is a people pleaser, she will tell her friends she's doing just fine and dandy when really she's struggling, because she wants to make sure everyone else around her is happy before she is.

In this chat, live from the Happy Place Festival, Fearne and Vicky talk about everything from social anxiety, to PMDD, to cultivating a positive body image. I hope these simple things are what I forever love about life, for then I will be happy no matter where I find myself. How is it possible to sum up your feelings on a book that you were sure wouldn’t be for you, but ended up being a guaranteed top read of the year instead? Happy Place is very similar to People We Meet on Vacation with the flashbacks and failed relationship that all hinged on a “mysterious” fight.

there’s this unique connection i get from emily henry’s writing style that at this point should be studied. She wasn’t portrayed as a passionate workaholic who loved her job, she wasn’t stereotyped with one and only one part of her personality.Let your intentions be good – embodied in good thoughts, cheerful words, and unselfish deeds – and the world will be to you a bright and happy place in which to work and play and serve. i know that harry had problems with her job, but throughout the novel she reaffirmed that though it was hard, she enjoyed her job. This VR application was created to grow and adapt to the most popular VR platform in the current market. My happy place is where the weather is warm, the skies are blue and the air smells like sault and sun lotion. In “Emily’s Grocery List,” Henry’s newsletter, she wrote: “With January, I worried she’d be too emotional for readers.