If only she can get around the one big truth that has always stood quietly in the middle of their seemingly perfect relationship. And so, she decides to convince her best friend to take one more vacation together to make things right. In fact, after being asked when the last time she was truly happy, Poppy realized that it was on her final vacation with Alex. While they have nothing in common – Poppy is a wild child with wanderlust and Alex is a khaki-wearing book lover – their friendship isn’t truly over. They haven’t spoken or seen each other since. For the next ten years, they’d go on vacation together every summer…until a disastrous trip occurred. If it turns out impossibly awkward, who cares? You’ll never see them again!”Īlex and Poppy, the protagonists in Henry’s novel, People We Meet on Vacation, became best friends on a trip home from college many years ago.

On vacation, you strike up conversations with strangers, and forget that there are any stakes. Like a good book or an incredible outfit, being on vacation transports you into another version of yourself. Anyone remember the feeling of packing your bags in anticipation of being transported to another place – whether it’s a lakeside cottage or a tropical island? There is a magic and a mystery to being on vacation.Īs Emily Henry writes in her New York Times bestseller: “On vacation, you can be anyone you want. After more than a year of living in what often feels like Groundhog Day (wake up, home school and work, dinner, sleep, repeat), even a trip to the mall would seem like a mini vacation. I don’t know about you, but I could use a change of scenery. 72 Former Best Friends Poppy and Alex Vacation Together One Last Time to Figure Out Where They Stand

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