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The Love That Split the World
Emily Henry got her start in fiction with YA novels, and her debut novel is all about capturing those sweet summer months after you finish school. Natalie is enjoying her last summer in Kentucky, but soon things start to get weird, and she begins seeing the wrong things. Then she's visited by an apparition who tells her she has three months to save a boy and the next evening she meets a boy called Noah. And nothing is ever the same again.
Emily's next YA novel A Million Junes came out in 2017 and is about the son and daughter of two feuding families who fall in love and must uncover the truth about the strange magic and curse put on their families which has haunted each family for generations.
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When the Sky Fell on Splendor
Five years after a local steel mill exploded the town of Splendor, Ohio, is still dealing with the consequences, including 17-year-old Franny who is watching her brother stuck in a coma. She joins a friendship group who spend their time investigating ghost stories and local legends.
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In 2019 Emily Henry teamed up with Brittany Cavallaro to write Hello Girls, which feels like a great remake of the iconic Thelma and Louise. Winona and Lucille have had enough of the controlling men in their lives, they take out their rage and move out to the open road.
In 2020 Emily Henry pivoted to adult romance fiction and released Beach Read. The beloved novel tells the story of January and Gus, who both need to write bestsellers before the summer ends. While January is all about a romcom, Gus is obsessed with literary fiction. The pair make a bet to swap their classic genres and see who will get published first.
You and Me on Vacation or as it's also known as People We Meet on Vacation, is about best friends Poppy and Alex who have known each other for 12 years. While they spend most of their year apart, for one week every year they go on holiday together. That was until two years ago, when they ruined everything and haven't spoken since. Now, Poppy is proposing one last trip, can they turn things around?
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Book Lovers tells the story of Nora and Charlie. Nora is a cut throat literary agent, and Charlie is a gifted book editor. And Charlie is Nora's nemesis. So when Nora escapes to a small town for a well deserved summer break, why does she keep on running into Charlie?
Last year Emily released Happy Place which told the story of Harriet and Wyn, who were the perfect couple and every year they take a week's trip away with their best friends. But this year, Harriet and Wyn have broken up and decided to keep the split a secret from their friends while on their favourite trip. So how hard will it be to keep up the pretence of their happy relationship?
Emily Henry's next release is Funny Story which tells the story of Daphne. Daphne has just been dumped by her fiancé Peter who has realised he is in love with his childhood best friend Petra, Daphne's solution? To move in with Petra's ex Miles. Heartbroken and miserable, the pair hatch a plan to show just how they happy are. But Daphne couldn't really be happy with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex? Could she?
Lydia VennSenior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer
Lydia Venn is Cosmopolitan UK’s Senior Entertainment and Lifestyle Writer. She covers everything from TV and film, to the latest celebrity news. She also writes across our work/life section regularly creating quizzes, covering exciting new food releases and sharing the latest interior must-haves. In her role she’s interviewed everyone from Margot Robbie to Niall Horan, and her work has appeared on an episode of The Kardashians. After completing a degree in English at the University of Exeter, Lydia moved into fashion journalism, writing for the Daily Express, before working as Features Editor at The Tab, where she spoke on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour and Talk Radio. She has an encyclopedic knowledge of Gilmore Girls and 00s teen movies, and in her free time can be found with a margarita in hand watching the Real Housewives on repeat. Find her on LinkedIn.
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