Chosen by Reese’s Book Club and a #1 bestseller on The New York Times list, this novel by Emily Henry follows two authors racing to chronicle the life of a mysterious woman full of secrets.

Recognised by outlets like The New York Times, Rolling Stone, People, Good Morning America, NPR, Vogue, The Cut, USA Today, Cosmopolitan, Harper's Bazaar, Marie Claire, Glamour, ELLE, E! Online, The New York Post, Bustle, Reader's Digest, BBC, PopSugar, SheReads, Paste, and others.

Alice Scott is hopeful and still waiting for her big break in writing. Hayden Anderson, on the other hand, is a brooding Pulitzer winner. Both find themselves on Little Crescent Island with one goal: to write the life story of a reclusive woman believed to be Margaret Ives—heiress, former tabloid mainstay, and part of a famous and infamous family.

Margaret proposes a one-month trial, after which she’ll decide who will tell her story. Alice has three things going for her:

1. Her natural warmth draws people in, giving her an edge with Margaret.

2. She’s determined to prove herself to her family by landing this prestigious project.

3. Hayden's tense demeanor suggests he sees her as a real threat.

Yet, Margaret shares limited details with each writer, bound by strict NDAs. And complicating things further, Alice and Hayden share a growing attraction that threatens to derail everything.

As Margaret's story unfolds in fragments, so does the one between Alice and Hayden—whether it turns out to be a romance, a drama, or a tragedy depends on the storyteller.

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• Best Sellers Rank: #18
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About the author

Emily Henry is the #1 New York Times and #1 Sunday Times bestselling author of Happy Place, Book Lovers, People We Meet on Vacation, and Beach Read. She studied creative writing at Hope College, and now spends most of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the part of Kentucky just beneath it. Find her on Instagram @EmilyHenryWrites.