Look on the Bright Side

The Best Life Book Club by Kristan Higgins, author of Pack Up the Moon, is a heartfelt and funny novel about love, family, and the beauty of life’s unexpected turns.

Lark Smith has her future perfectly planned—marriage, kids, and a career in oncology—but everything falls apart: her boyfriend’s gone, she’s transferred out of her dream job for being “too emotional,” and her parents have split up.

When the gruff but brilliant Dr. Lorenzo Santini asks her to pose as his girlfriend for his sister’s wedding, Lark agrees—partly to help his family, partly to rebuild her career. But as she’s drawn into Lorenzo’s warm, chaotic family—and especially to his estranged brother—she begins to realize that the best parts of life can’t be scripted.

Set over one transformative summer, this charming story explores love, friendship, and finding joy in life’s detours.