Great Big Beautiful Life book cover by Emily Henry

Great Big Beautiful Life

Adult • Contemporary
Alice dreams of a big break Collaboration on a biography project Competition for a crucial story Set on scenic Little Crescent Island Margaret Ives holds the key

Alice Scott is still dreaming of her big writing break when she and Hayden Anderson arrive on Little Crescent Island for an unexpected collaboration. They are both tasked with writing the biography of Margaret Ives, a tragic heiress and former tabloid princess. However, after a month-long trial period, Margaret will choose who gets to tell her story, complicating their professional rivalry.

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Book details

Publisher
Berkley
Publication date
May 19, 2026
Print length
432 pages
Language
English
ISBN
9780593441237

Contemporary

Reader guide

What to Know Before Reading Great Big Beautiful Life

Two writers on a quest for a woman's elusive biography find themselves competing against each other. Alice is an optimist, while Hayden is a Pulitzer-prize winner with a darker outlook.

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About the author

Emily Henry

Emily Henry

Emily Henry is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Great Big Beautiful Life , Funny Story , Happy Place , Book Lovers , People We Meet on Vacation , and Beach Read . She studied creative writing at Hope College, and now spends most of her time in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the part of Kentucky just beneath it.
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