About this Event
Happily Ever After Book Club is the perfect place to gush about your new favorite romance trope, fawn over romantasy heroes and heroines, or celebrate love with other like-minded readers! We will be meeting every third Tuesday of the month at 6:00 pm. The book club will be led by bookseller Avery. Our monthly selections will list their “Spice” rating (below) so you can make sure to read books that meet your comfort level.
May's pick is "Modern Classic" by Emily Henry. To preorder the book click here!
Prefer to listen to the book? Get the audiobook at Libro.fm and you can still benefit Bookery Manchester! Just create a free account and select us as your bookstore.
About the Book 🌶️ (TBD)
Beckett Heyburn loves classic romantic films. You know, the kind with sweeping kisses on the backs of trains, couples dancing in the rain, and those iconic lines you remember even after you forget what movie they’re from. She’s always wanted to write one—one of those lines and one of those films—and though she is a moderately successful screenwriter, not a single project of hers has ever come close.
Her mentor Perdita says it’s because Beckett has never experienced a true goodbye. Actually, Perdita says a lot of things. That Beckett should live boldly, collect regrets, always pack a few purse canapes when leaving a party, and when in doubt, go to Santa Barbara.
When Perdita dies, leaving Beckett her house in the sparkling American Riviera, and Beckett finds she can’t write another word, she flees up the coast. Waiting for her is a sunny terracotta house stuffed with vintage couture, bittersweet memories, and an absurd amount of movie paraphernalia. It’s honestly perfect, except for the sweet rescue dog who keeps showing up in her yard. Actually, the dog is perfection—the ornery enigma of a foster dad who tucks the pup into a king-sized bed each night (but refuses to name her)? He could use some work.
Though, in his favor, he might also be exactly the right person to help Beckett ignore her deadlines, live boldly, collect a few regrets, and maybe, just maybe, have a love affair so cinematic she’ll finally experience what it means to say goodbye.
Event venue & nearby stays
Bookery Manchester, 844 Elm Street, Manchester, United States
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