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"  Author Emily Giffin is back with another must-read summer novel, Where We Belong. With bestsellers such as Something Borrowed under her belt (which was later turned into the big screen adaptation starring Kate Hudson), this New York Times bestselling author&amp;#039;s latest is sure to be a hit. During her most recent trip to New York, the striking blonde Giffin stopped by the Harper&amp;#039;s Bazaar offices before the start of her cross country whirlwind book tour to give insight into her writing inspirations, her favorite splurges, and her propensity for matching her book covers to her dresses.  Harper&amp;#039;s Bazaar: Tell us a little bit about your newest book.   Emily Giffin: Well, this is by far my favorite of all six of my books, and I think people are just really going to relate to the main characters. The book is really about the power that a secret can have in our lives and how it can color our relationships. It&amp;#039;s also about the universal need to understand who we are, where we&amp;#039;re going and where we belong.  HB: This seems to be a common theme in your books.   EG: A theme in a lot of my books \u2013 and in my own life \u2013 is making choices that you feel you should make, or what society wants you to make, as opposed to what is truly right for you. You pick the job you feel is more prestigious, or the guy you think your friends will approve of, but at the end of the day, you&amp;#039;re doing it all for other people and you don&amp;#039;t have any true purpose or passion behind your choices. I know this is something I&amp;#039;ve experienced, and I think a lot of women relate to.  HB: Many of your books mirror experiences you&amp;#039;ve had in your own life. How much of your books are based off real people or events?   EG: Inevitably I draw on my own relationships when I write, so if I&amp;#039;m writing about a fight between a husband and his wife, of course I&amp;#039;m going to think about a recent fight with my husband. Or if I&amp;#039;m writing about sisters, of course I&amp;#039;m going to think about my sister. But my characters aren&amp;#039;t based off real people, I use my own life experiences as inspiration.  HB: Let&amp;#039;s talk about style. What are you loving right now?   EG: Well, shoes, bags and clutches are usually my big weaknesses \u2014 my husband always laughs when I call them &amp;#039;investment pieces.&amp;#039; I have a vintage men&amp;#039;s Rolex that I bought in London that I absolutely love. I&amp;#039;m a big fan of Dolce &amp;amp;amp; Gabbana, Marni and Temperley. In addition, a designer that I&amp;#039;ve recently discovered is Mary Katrantzou.  HB: Any recent splurges?   EG: Well, I did splurge on the Alaia dress that I&amp;#039;m wearing for my book launch party. I like to match what I wear to my book jacket \u2014 it&amp;#039;s a little bit cheesy, but it&amp;#039;s my thing. It was really hard to find a peach dress to match this cover! But Alaia dresses are just so beautifully constructed and well made. When I saw it, I knew it was perfect, and I knew I had to have it. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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