Description

Great Big Beautiful Life by Emily Henry is a warm, emotionally layered novel that blends romance with reflections on ambition, memory, and the stories people choose to tell about their lives. Set against the backdrop of a quiet coastal town, the novel follows two rival writers brought together by the task of chronicling the life of a reclusive heiress whose past is filled with glamour, loss, and carefully guarded secrets.

As the narrative moves between present-day tensions and fragments of a storied past, Henry explores themes of love, truth, legacy, and vulnerability. With sharp dialogue, tender moments, and an undercurrent of emotional honesty, the novel examines how personal and professional boundaries blur, and how connection can emerge from competition and grief. Great Big Beautiful Life is both intimate and expansive, offering a meditation on how lives—messy, imperfect, and unfinished—can still be deeply meaningful.

About the Author

Emily Henry is a bestselling American author celebrated for her contemporary novels that combine romance with emotional depth and literary sensitivity. Known for works such as Beach Read, Book Lovers, and Happy Place, she has earned a wide readership for her ability to craft relatable characters, nuanced relationships, and stories that balance humour with introspection.

Henry’s writing often explores themes of love, creativity, identity, and personal growth, resonating with readers who seek romance grounded in realism and emotional truth. With Great Big Beautiful Life, she expands her narrative scope, weaving together romance and biographical fiction to reflect on storytelling itself and the ways people shape meaning from their lives.