![]() ![]() There’s also the sudden death of a loved one in the book’s second act, complete with psychological fallout, as well as plenty of picturesque outdoor dining and leisure activities. Meanwhile, Sabrina and Cleo, in the book’s B-plot, suffer the pangs of estrangement - one hesitates to schedule a visit, the other feels stressed and isolated and less intimate than before. The protagonist, Harriet, is a burned-out medical professional considering a career change. What differentiates “Happy Place” from a standard love story is how much it’s a love-in-the-time-of-covid story, though inexplicably, neither covid nor the pandemic is referenced explicitly. All romances, be they comedies or dramas, demand that their leads get vulnerable and confess their feelings before is too late. ![]() “Happy Place” is funny at points, but it is also the closest that Henry has come to writing an old-school melodrama, a heart-rending plot that struggles to express the inexpressible. ![]()
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