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A Happier Life
A Happier Life | Kristy Woodson Harvey
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With her signature warmth and Southern charm (E! Online), the New York Times bestselling author of The Summer of Songbirds and the Peachtree Bluff series presents a tender and touching novel about a young woman who discovers the family she has always longed for when she spends a life-changing summer in North Carolina. Present Day: Keaton Smith is desperate for a fresh start. So when her mother needs someone to put her childhood home in Beaufort, North Carolina, on the marketthe home that Keaton didnt know existed until nowshe jumps at the chance to head south. But the moment she steps foot inside the abandoned house, shes confronted with secrets about grandparents who died in a car accident before she was born. And as she gets to know her charming next-door neighbor, his precocious ten-year-old son, and a flock of endearingly feisty town busybodies, she soon finds she has more questions than answers. 1976: After meeting her adoring husband Townsend, Rebecca Becks Saint James abandoned the life she knew and never looked back. Forty years later, shes made a name for herself as the best hostess North Carolina has ever seen. Her annual summer suppers have become the stuff of legend, and locals and out-of-towners alike clamor for an invitation to her stunning historic home. But shes struggling behind the faade. Becks strives to make the lives of those around her as easy as possible, but this summer she is facing a dilemma that even she cant solve. And as the end of the season looms, she is brought to a decision she never wanted to make. As both Keaton and Becks face new challenges and chapters, they are connected through time by the house on Sunset Lane, which has protected the secrets, hopes, and dreams of the women in their family for generations. For fans of Summer of 69 and The Notebook, A Happier Life explores the power of family, the bonds of friendship, and the boundless nature of love.
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Graciouswarriorprincess
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Fabulous swag from author Kristy Woodson Harvey as part of her Chapters Tour.

kspenmoll Nice! 2mo
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TheBookgeekFrau
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Such a good family story wrapped in a mystery with a great cast of characters 🥰 Harvey's novels always make me want to jump in the pages and hang out everyone!

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Aims42 Beautiful picture!!! 6mo
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Can‘t wait to read this one! 6mo
TheBookgeekFrau @Aims42 Thank you 😊 6mo
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The book event in St Louis was great! Here I am with my daughters & Kristy Woodson Harvey, whose book launched this week. We had fun meeting Mary Kay Andrews, Kristin Harmel, and Patti Callahan Henry as well! Meg Walker & Ron Block were there also!

Ruthiella Beautiful picture! 🤩 6mo
squirrelbrain Lovely picture! 6mo
kspenmoll What a wonderful picture of you all! 6mo
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tpixie @Ruthiella @squirrelbrain @kspenmoll Thanks! We had the best time! 6mo
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tpixie @dabbe thanks! 😊 6mo
MaureenMc Glad you enjoyed your time in the Lou! 😁 6mo
tpixie @MaureenMc it‘s a great city! (edited) 6mo
MemoirsForMe What fun! Great photo! ❤️ 6mo
Graciouswarriorprincess How fun and what a great picture! 6mo
tpixie @UwannaPublishme @Graciouswarriorprincess Thanks!!! 😊 It‘s been a great weekend! We also stopped at Author Alex George‘s bookstore in Columbia Missouri so that was fun! 6mo
Graciouswarriorprincess @tpixie Sounds like a fun trip. 😊 6mo
Cathythoughts Gorgeous picture ❤️ 6mo
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Lsmoore43
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I‘ll finish this today. If I‘m not disturbed that is.
It‘s very good.

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In St. Louis with my daughters to celebrate the publication of a A Happier Life. Excited to see all four Friends & Fiction authors!

dabbe Have fun! 🤩🤩🤩 6mo
TheBookgeekFrau How exciting!!! 🤩🤩 6mo
Chrissyreadit Sounds like a great weekend! 6mo
robinb Nice swag! 💛 6mo
tpixie @TheBookgeekFrau @dabbe @Chrissyreadit It was a fun author event!! @robinb thanks! I bought them to support the authors since they work so hard to put on shows. The bag came in handy for the book signing!!! 6mo
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Looking forward to this one! 6mo
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angieinwonderland
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I had been looking forward to this book for quite a while and devoured it in two sittings within 24 hours. A great family saga exploring 3 generations of the mother-daughter relationship, with mystery, a deep love story, and a new romance.

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A house at the beach that her mother grew up in?

Keaton never knew about the house and never knew her grandparents.

What a great way to spend the summer cleaning and fixing up a house that has been left vacant since 1970.

A lovely, heartwarming read with great characters, wonderful descriptive writing, a mystery to solve, and Kristy‘s signature pull-you-in storytelling. 5/5

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6/26

A house at the beach that her mother grew up in?

Keaton never knew about the house and never knew her grandparents.

What a great way to spend the summer cleaning and fixing up a house that has been left vacant since 1970.

A lovely, heartwarming read with great characters, wonderful descriptive writing, a mystery to solve, and Kristy‘s signature pull-you-in storytelling.

A sweet. marvelous read to start your summer. 5/5

@GalleryBooks

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SilversReviews
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Thank you Angela Melamud @simonandschuster and @gallerybooks

Review will be on June 26.

@kristywharvey

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MindyK59
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I received an ARC of this book and I loved it. Keaton never knew her grandparents but she goes to Beaufort to get their house ready to put on the market. She learns about their beautiful relationship and along the way about herself and what she wants in her life.