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Book SynopsisA love story about opening your heart, by Rainbow Rowell, the New York Times bestselling author of Eleanor & Park.
Cath and Wren are identical twins, and until recently they did absolutely everything together. Now they're off to university and Wren's decided she doesn't want to be one half of a pair any more – she wants to dance, meet boys, go to parties and let loose. It's not so easy for Cath. She's horribly shy and has always buried herself in the fan fiction she writes, where she always knows exactly what to say and can write a romance far more intense than anything she's experienced in real life.
Without Wren, Cath is completely on her own and totally outside her comfort zone. She's got a surly room-mate with a charming, always-around boyfriend, a fiction-writing professor who thinks fan fiction is the end of the civilized world, a handsome classmate who only wants to talk about words . . . And she can't s
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Absolutely captivating * Kirkus Reviews (starred review) *
A funny and tender coming-of-age story that's also the story of a writer finding her voice...touching and utterly real. * Publishers Weekly (starred review) *
Authentic dialogue, a remarkable empathy with adolescents and an honest portrayal of young, vulnerable love make this a riveting read. * Lancashire Evening Post *
This novel is funny, sad, clever and entertaining. * Armadillo Magazine *
A treat for teenage girls on the lookout for a novelistic take on first love... clever enough to keep you reading on. * The Daily Telegraph *
