{"product_id":"a-happier-life-hardcover","title":"A Happier Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKristy Woodson Harvey\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWith \"her signature warmth and Southern charm\" (\u003ci\u003eE! Online\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Summer of Songbirds\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePresent 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 market--the home that Keaton didn't know existed until now--she jumps at the chance to head south. But the moment she steps foot inside the abandoned house, she's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1976: After meeting her adoring husband Townsend, Rebecca \"Becks\" Saint James abandoned the life she knew and never looked back. Forty years later, she's 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 she's struggling behind the façade. 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 can't solve. And as the end of the season looms, she is brought to a decision she never wanted to make. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eSummer of '69 \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Notebook\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Happier Life \u003c\/i\u003eexplores the power of family, the bonds of friendship, and the boundless nature of love.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKristy Woodson Harvey is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of nine novels, including \u003ci\u003eThe Wedding Veil\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUnder the Southern Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, and The Peachtree Bluff series, which is in development for television with NBC. A Phi Beta Kappa, summa cum laude graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's school of journalism, her writing has appeared in numerous online and print publications including \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTraditional Home\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDomino\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eO. Henry. \u003c\/i\u003eKristy is the winner of the Lucy Bramlette Patterson Award for Excellence in Creative Writing and a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. Her books have received numerous accolades including \u003ci\u003eSouthern Living\u003c\/i\u003e's Most Anticipated Beach Reads, \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e's Big Fiction Reads, and \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e's Spring Reading Picks. Kristy is the cocreator and cohost of the weekly web show and podcast \u003ci\u003eFriends \u0026amp; Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e. She blogs with her mom Beth Woodson on \u003ci\u003eDesign Chic\u003c\/i\u003e, and loves connecting with fans on KristyWoodsonHarvey.com. She lives on the North Carolina coast with her husband and son where she is (always!) working on her next novel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 25, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749763285280,"sku":"9781668012192","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/40cdf625f468ce7d9ab101882e0d40eb.webp?v=1779937956","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/a-happier-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}