Funny Story

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! A New York Times Notable Book of 2024 Named a Must-Read Book of 2024 by TIME ∙ NPR ∙ ELLE ∙ Parade ∙ Woman’s World and more! A shimmering,joyful new novel about a pair of opposites with the wrong thing in commonfrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Emily Henry. Daphne always loved the way her fiancé Peter told their story. How they met (on a blustery day)fell in love (over an errant hat)and moved back to his lakeside hometown to begin their life together. He really was good at telling it…right up until the moment he realized he was actually in love with his childhood best friend Petra. Which is how Daphne begins her new story: Stranded in beautiful Waning BayMichiganwithout friends or family but with a dream job as a children’s librarian (that barely pays the bills)and proposing to be roommates with the only person who could possibly understand her predicament: Petra’s exMiles Nowak. Scruffy and chaotic—with a penchant for taking solace in the sounds of heart break love ballads—Miles is exactly the opposite of practicalbuttoned up Daphnewhose coworkers know so little about her they have a running bet that she’s either FBI or in witness protection. The roommates mainly avoid one anotheruntil one daywhile drowning their sorrowsthey form a tenuous friendship and a plan. If said plan also involves posting deliberately misleading photos of their summer adventures togetherwellwho could blame them? But it’s all just for showof coursebecause there’s no way Daphne would actually start her new chapter by falling in love with her ex-fiancé’s new fiancée’s ex…right?