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Allison Pearson and
Sian Thomas (narrator)
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House
Publication date
February 8, 2011
Binding
CD/Spoken Word
Edition
Unabridged
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780307747525
ISBN-10
0307747522
Dimensions
1.25 by 5.50 by 6.25 in.
Weight
0.60 lbs.
Original list price
$40.00
Other format details
audio
Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The new novel from the best-selling author of I Donât Know How She Does It takes us on an unforgettable journey into first love, andâwith the emotional intensity and penetrating wit that have made her beloved among readers all over the worldâreminds us of how the ardor of our youth can ignite our adult lives.
Wales, 1974. Petra and Sharon, two thirteen-year-old girls, are obsessed with David Cassidy. His fan magazine is their Bible, and some days his letters are the only things that keep them going as they struggle through the humiliating daily rituals of adolescenceâconfronting their bewildering new bodies, fighting with mothers who donât understand them at all. Together they tackle the Ultimate David Cassidy Quiz, a contest whose winners will be flown to America to meet Cassidy in person.
London, 1998. Petra is pushing forty, on the brink of divorce, and fighting with her own thirteen-year-old daughter when she discovers a dusty letter in her motherâs closet declaring her the winner of the contest she and Sharon had labored over with such hope and determination. More than twenty years later, twenty pounds heavier, bruised by grief and the disappointments of middle age, Petra reunites with Sharon for an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas to meet their teen idol at last, and finds her life utterly transformed.
Funny, moving, full of beautiful observations about the awakenings of both youth and middle age, Allison Pearsonâs long-awaited new novel will speak across generations to mothers and daughters and women of all ages.
Permissions Acknowledgments
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Lyrics from "Daydreamer" used with kind permission of the composer Terry Dempsey and publisher Angela Music Publishing Co. (Pty) Ltd.; "I Think I Love You" words and music by Tony Romeo © 1970. Reproduced by permission of Screen-Gems EMI Music Inc., London W8 5SW; "Cherish" words and music by Terry Kirkman © 1965. Reproduced by permission of Beechwood Music Corporation, London W8 5SW; "How Can I Be Sure" words and music by Edward J. Brigati and Felix Cavaliere © 1967. Reproduced by permission of EMI Entertainment World Inc., London W8 5SW; "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" © 1971 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Extract from Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot © the Estate of T. S. Eliot, reproduced by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd.
Wales, 1974. Petra and Sharon, two thirteen-year-old girls, are obsessed with David Cassidy. His fan magazine is their Bible, and some days his letters are the only things that keep them going as they struggle through the humiliating daily rituals of adolescenceâconfronting their bewildering new bodies, fighting with mothers who donât understand them at all. Together they tackle the Ultimate David Cassidy Quiz, a contest whose winners will be flown to America to meet Cassidy in person.
London, 1998. Petra is pushing forty, on the brink of divorce, and fighting with her own thirteen-year-old daughter when she discovers a dusty letter in her motherâs closet declaring her the winner of the contest she and Sharon had labored over with such hope and determination. More than twenty years later, twenty pounds heavier, bruised by grief and the disappointments of middle age, Petra reunites with Sharon for an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas to meet their teen idol at last, and finds her life utterly transformed.
Funny, moving, full of beautiful observations about the awakenings of both youth and middle age, Allison Pearsonâs long-awaited new novel will speak across generations to mothers and daughters and women of all ages.
Permissions Acknowledgments
Â
Lyrics from "Daydreamer" used with kind permission of the composer Terry Dempsey and publisher Angela Music Publishing Co. (Pty) Ltd.; "I Think I Love You" words and music by Tony Romeo © 1970. Reproduced by permission of Screen-Gems EMI Music Inc., London W8 5SW; "Cherish" words and music by Terry Kirkman © 1965. Reproduced by permission of Beechwood Music Corporation, London W8 5SW; "How Can I Be Sure" words and music by Edward J. Brigati and Felix Cavaliere © 1967. Reproduced by permission of EMI Entertainment World Inc., London W8 5SW; "(I Never Promised You A) Rose Garden" © 1971 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC. All rights reserved. Used by permission. Extract from Four Quartets by T. S. Eliot © the Estate of T. S. Eliot, reproduced by permission of Faber and Faber Ltd.
Editions
Paperback
from Anchor Books (September 6, 2011)
9781400076918 | details & prices | 389 pages | 5.00 × 7.75 × 0.75 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $14.95
from Vintage Uk (September 6, 2007)
9780701177331 | details & prices | List price $21.95
from Gardners Books (January 1, 2004)
9780099589945 | details & prices | List price $10.80
Miscellaneous
from Alfred a Knopf Inc (February 8, 2011)
9780307595409 | details & prices | 336 pages | List price $24.95
CD/Spoken Word
The price comparison is for this edition
With Sian Thomas (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Random House (February 8, 2011)
9780307747525 | details & prices | 5.50 × 6.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.60 lbs | List price $40.00
About: The new novel from the best-selling author of I Donât Know How She Does It takes us on an unforgettable journey into first love, andâwith the emotional intensity and penetrating wit that have made her beloved among readers all over the worldâreminds us of how the ardor of our youth can ignite our adult lives.
About: The new novel from the best-selling author of I Donât Know How She Does It takes us on an unforgettable journey into first love, andâwith the emotional intensity and penetrating wit that have made her beloved among readers all over the worldâreminds us of how the ardor of our youth can ignite our adult lives.
Library
Large print edition from Center Point Pub (March 1, 2011)
9781611730074 | details & prices | 543 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 1.45 lbs | List price $36.95
About: Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2010.
About: Originally published: London: Chatto & Windus, 2010.
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