Things I Wish I’d Known
What happens when you meet your idol in real life?
When Claire Coope was fifteen she met her idol, footballer Andy Pailes, and dreamt she’d end up with him forever.
Twenty years later, she realises how far removed her life is from the one she'd imagined. Divorced. Stuck in a dead-end job and dating a man who is desperate to settle down to a future she doesn't want, she decides it’s time to put her life back on track before it's too late.
But what really happened between Claire and her teenage idol Andy all those years ago? And is meeting him again the way to make her dreams come true, or a terrible mistake?
Reviews
The Sun
“I love this book from beginning to end.”
Reader Review
“I loved this book. It took me back to my own teenage years and all that raw emotion and lure of first loves.”
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News of the World
“This initially light read soon reveals a dark core, exploring the hold celebrities can have over their young fans.”
Reader Review
“A wonderful, memorable book.”
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Reader Review
“Absorbing, thought-provoking and a must-read for any female who was ever 15 and in the throes of a passionate, one-sided love affair with a man on her bedroom wall!”
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Reader Review
“Absorbing, thought-provoking, must-read.”