Harriet and Wyn have been the perfect couple since they met in college. But they broke up five months ago and still haven’t told their best friends. This 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. Only this year, Harriet and Wyn are lying through their teeth while trying not to notice how desperately they still want each other. The cottage is for sale, and this is the last week they’ll all have together in this place. They can’t stand to break their friends’ hearts, and so they’ll play their parts. It’s a flawless plan (if you look at it from a great distance and through a pair of 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 you best?
This is the time of year when “Best Of” lists are everywhere. These annual roundups always seem to spark lively discussions among readers as they reflect on their favorite books of the year. Although we at Bookreporter.com don’t have a “Best Of” list of our own, we’ve compiled a number of them for you here. See which of your top picks appear on these lists and which titles you feel should've been included but weren't. Perhaps you’ll even find some books to add to your reading list as we head into the new year!
Paperback releases for the week of March 4th include OLD BABES IN THE WOOD, a dazzling collection of short stories from Margaret Atwood that looks deeply into the heart of family relationships, marriage, loss and memory, and what it means to spend a life together; Emily Henry's HAPPY PLACE, a glittering and wise novel in which a couple who broke up months ago pretend to still be together for their annual weeklong vacation with their best friends; THE SOULMATE by Sally Hepworth, a thrilling, addictive book about marriage, betrayal and the secrets that push us to the edge; THE SENATOR'S WIFE, a seductive novel of psychological suspense from Liv Constantine in which a D.C. philanthropist suspects that her seemingly perfect employee is secretly plotting to steal her husband, her reputation --- even her life; and THE OTHER FAMILY DOCTOR by Karen Fine, DVM, a compelling memoir of one woman's dream to become a veterinarian.
This is the time of year when “Best Of” lists are everywhere. These annual roundups always seem to spark lively discussions among readers as they reflect on their favorite books of the year. Although we at Bookreporter.com don’t have a “Best Of” list of our own, we’ve compiled a number of them for you here. See which of your top picks appear on these lists and which titles you feel should've been included but weren't. Perhaps you’ll even find some books to add to your reading list as we head into the new year!
