This book was as incredibly sweet as Beach Read, it moved me, filled me with the same warmth these characters brought to each other, and reminded me of the importance of finding people that feel like home. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. Like a good book or an incredible outfit, being on vacation transports you to another version of yourself. Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2021 by Newsweek ∙ Oprah Magazine ∙ The Skimm ∙ Marie Claire ∙ Parade ∙ The Wall Street Journal ∙ Chicago Tribune ∙ PopSugar ∙ BookPage ∙ BookBub ∙ Betches ∙ SheReads ∙ Good Housekeeping ∙ BuzzFeed ∙ Business Insider ∙ Real Simple ∙ Frolic ∙ and more! Look for accommodations that foster a sense of community among their transient residents. The planning stage is the best time to increase your chances of meeting new people on vacation, and it starts with where you stay. If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. If you want to make friends on vacation, you have to plan ahead. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together-lay everything on the table, make it all right.

When someone asks when she was last truly happy, she knows, without a doubt, it was on that ill-fated, final trip with Alex. Poppy has everything she should want, but she’s stuck in a rut. Until two years ago, when they ruined everything. For most of the year they live far apart-she’s in New York City, and he’s in their small hometown-but every summer, for a decade, they have taken one glorious week of vacation together. And somehow, ever since a fateful car share home from college many years ago, they are the very best of friends. She has insatiable wanderlust he prefers to stay home with a book.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Book Lovers and Beach Read comes a sparkling novel that will leave you with the warm, hazy afterglow usually reserved for the best vacations.

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