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***NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ANNE HATHAWAY AND NICHOLAS GALITZINE ON PRIME VIDEO***

READ THE ADDICTIVELY SPICY NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE SMASH HIT FILM


THE SCORCHING HOT LOVE AFFAIR ABOUT THE MAN THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . .

''THIS SLAYED ME''
Taylor Jenkins Reid
''IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS'' 5***** Reader Review
''SUMMER''S SAUCIEST, SEXIEST READ'' Red
''THE ENDING . . . I''M NOT OVER IT'' 5***** Reader Review''
''I''M MADLY IN LOVE WITH THIS NOVEL'' Curtis Sittenfeld

A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
_______

EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME. BUT IT''S YOU HE WANTS.

To the media, Hayes Campbell is the star of a record-breaking British boyband.

To his fans, he''s the naughty-but-nice front man - whose dimples and outlandish dress sense drive them crazy.

To Solène Marchand, he''s just the pretty face that'

Trade Review
The sleeper hit of the pandemic ... a glittering, global love affair full of bougie, vicarious travel. It's electric, triumphant, to read -- Vogue
This slayed me. It's the story of a single mom who starts an affair with a rock star in a boy band. She takes that premise and turns it into this incredible, effective, moving, honest, human love story -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones and the Six and Malibu Rising
I DEVOURED this! The world-building and psychology around the romance was so good, and boy did the ending break me ... the book we really just NEED right now -- Holly Bourne
I'm madly in love with this novel -- Curtis Sittenfeld
Fun, sexy, intelligent, I LOVED it * Prima *
My book of the year! The writing is sharp and believable and the sex scenes are so scorchio that soon you too will stan for Harry Styles #ifyouknowyouknow * Red *
Steamy and sexy, this is escapism at its absolute finest. I spent the hours in between binges fantasising about the characters and what they were up to. The three days I spent reading this were blissful -- Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop

An addictive, glamorous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans

* Daily Record *
Glorious, glamorous, dizzying escapism that has consumed me for the last day. I am not over it -- Cressida McLaughlin, bestselling author of The Cornish Cream Tea Bus
Summer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it * Red *
As the pages turned and the minutes passed, The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that one -- Elena Nicolaou, Oprah Magazine
An OMG page-turner that literally sucks you in from page one to the last few words. I found myself yearning for more, needing, really, to know what happens next...it's that good -- Gabrielle Union
You finally have something else to obsess about [...] will have you staying up all night to finish -- The Skimm
Captures what fame looks like, and how it affects us all...a fun, juicy love story -- Elizabeth Banks
An honest and elegant book about modern love in the age of uber-celebrity and social media -- Hill Harper
Not only is this romance a fun ride, but it also draws on themes of celebrity and sexism that will give you something to think about after you're done * Bustle *
A fascinating, thought-provoking, genre-bending romantic read * Kirkus Reviews *
Sexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club * Book Circle *
I can't put this down... the anticipation of the slow burning relationship is completely compelling -- Alex Brown, bestselling author of A Postcard from Italy
A sizzling summer love story that I couldn't put down -- Lynsey James, author of The Single Dad's Handbook

The Idea of You

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    A Paperback / softback by Robinne Lee


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      Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
      Publication Date: 08/07/2021
      ISBN13: 9781405950367, 978-1405950367
      ISBN10: 1405950366

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ***NOW A MAJOR FILM STARRING ANNE HATHAWAY AND NICHOLAS GALITZINE ON PRIME VIDEO***

      READ THE ADDICTIVELY SPICY NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE SMASH HIT FILM


      THE SCORCHING HOT LOVE AFFAIR ABOUT THE MAN THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . .

      ''THIS SLAYED ME''
      Taylor Jenkins Reid
      ''IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS'' 5***** Reader Review
      ''SUMMER''S SAUCIEST, SEXIEST READ'' Red
      ''THE ENDING . . . I''M NOT OVER IT'' 5***** Reader Review''
      ''I''M MADLY IN LOVE WITH THIS NOVEL'' Curtis Sittenfeld

      A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
      _______

      EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME. BUT IT''S YOU HE WANTS.

      To the media, Hayes Campbell is the star of a record-breaking British boyband.

      To his fans, he''s the naughty-but-nice front man - whose dimples and outlandish dress sense drive them crazy.

      To Solène Marchand, he''s just the pretty face that'

      Trade Review
      The sleeper hit of the pandemic ... a glittering, global love affair full of bougie, vicarious travel. It's electric, triumphant, to read -- Vogue
      This slayed me. It's the story of a single mom who starts an affair with a rock star in a boy band. She takes that premise and turns it into this incredible, effective, moving, honest, human love story -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of Daisy Jones and the Six and Malibu Rising
      I DEVOURED this! The world-building and psychology around the romance was so good, and boy did the ending break me ... the book we really just NEED right now -- Holly Bourne
      I'm madly in love with this novel -- Curtis Sittenfeld
      Fun, sexy, intelligent, I LOVED it * Prima *
      My book of the year! The writing is sharp and believable and the sex scenes are so scorchio that soon you too will stan for Harry Styles #ifyouknowyouknow * Red *
      Steamy and sexy, this is escapism at its absolute finest. I spent the hours in between binges fantasising about the characters and what they were up to. The three days I spent reading this were blissful -- Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of Our Stop

      An addictive, glamorous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans

      * Daily Record *
      Glorious, glamorous, dizzying escapism that has consumed me for the last day. I am not over it -- Cressida McLaughlin, bestselling author of The Cornish Cream Tea Bus
      Summer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it * Red *
      As the pages turned and the minutes passed, The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that one -- Elena Nicolaou, Oprah Magazine
      An OMG page-turner that literally sucks you in from page one to the last few words. I found myself yearning for more, needing, really, to know what happens next...it's that good -- Gabrielle Union
      You finally have something else to obsess about [...] will have you staying up all night to finish -- The Skimm
      Captures what fame looks like, and how it affects us all...a fun, juicy love story -- Elizabeth Banks
      An honest and elegant book about modern love in the age of uber-celebrity and social media -- Hill Harper
      Not only is this romance a fun ride, but it also draws on themes of celebrity and sexism that will give you something to think about after you're done * Bustle *
      A fascinating, thought-provoking, genre-bending romantic read * Kirkus Reviews *
      Sexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club * Book Circle *
      I can't put this down... the anticipation of the slow burning relationship is completely compelling -- Alex Brown, bestselling author of A Postcard from Italy
      A sizzling summer love story that I couldn't put down -- Lynsey James, author of The Single Dad's Handbook

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