
#171 in Romance
Great Big Beautiful Life
- 418
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 12 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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About the book
Great Big Beautiful Life is a 2025 romance/historical fiction novel by American author Emily Henry. Set on the fictional seaside town of Little Crescent in Georgia, it follows journalists Alice Scott and Hayden Anderson, who are competing to become the biographer of former celebrity heiress Margaret Ives.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.6 across 400 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 73% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Romance average of 7.6. That is how 7.6 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 7.6 | 400 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is Great Big Beautiful Life?
It has 418 pages — longer than 58% of the ranked books in Romance.
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