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I Think I Love You
I Think I Love You | Allison Pearson
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The new novel from the best-selling author of I Dont Know How She Does It takes us on an unforgettable journey into first love, andwith the emotional intensity and penetrating wit that have made her beloved among readers all over the worldreminds 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 adolescenceconfronting their bewildering new bodies, fighting with mothers who dont 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 mothers 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 Pearsons long-awaited new novel will speak across generations to mothers and daughters and women of all ages. From the Hardcover edition.
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GidgetsTreasures75
I Think I Love You | Allison Pearson
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1-5-21: My 1st finished book of 2021! The story of Petra, a 13 year old in 1974 Wales, in love with David Cassidy and Petra at 38, in 1998, making her dreams come true. This was a lovely novel. ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️The picture next to the book is of me and David Cassidy in 2000, when I met him after his show in Las Vegas! It was a dream come true for me💖 and he was a sweetheart! 👍🏼📖#️⃣1️⃣

DAB I think he was a awesome singer.
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DebinHawaii
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#AyupAugust
#PutYourRecordsOn makes me think of vinyl records & my old record player (it was portable with a ‘lovely‘ gold case). I was a few years too young for a David Cassidy appreciation but I had older sisters & was sorry he passed away at 67 in 2017. This book has been in in my #TBR stack for years. It‘s about two 13-year-old Welsh girls with a David Cassidy obsession in 1974 all grown up in 1998 with an opportunity to finally meet him.🎸💖

Crazeedi I think I love you, so what am I so afraid of...❤ 5y
squirrelbrain Ah, vinyl records! ❤️ 5y
Susanita My step mother and I met him by chance at a radio station ~ 1981, and we were both tongue tied. 5y
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DebinHawaii @Crazeedi 😍😘🥰 5y
DebinHawaii @squirrelbrain Memories! 😉 5y
DebinHawaii @Susanita Very cool! 😎 5y
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Amiable
I Think I Love You | Allison Pearson
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A cute, fun read about a young girl in England who has a huge crush on pop star David Cassidy in the ‘70s. She considers herself the ultimate Cassidy fan, and subscribes to a fan magazine that holds a quiz contest. The prize: a trip to L.A. to visit the set of the Partridge Family. And that's a trip Petra is determined to win. This book is a coming-of-age story that you can relate to if you‘ve ever been a teen girl caught up by a celebrity crush.

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bibliobliss
I Think I Love You | Allison Pearson
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#LitsyLove is 💯 legit! 😘⭐️ •

tpixie Wow!! 6y
bibliobliss @tpixie That‘s what I said! 6y
Jess7 Wow! 6y
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bibliobliss @Jess7 I love waking up to that! 😉 6y
wanderinglynn Wow! And it is a great feeling to wake up & see all the Litsy love! 6y
bibliobliss @wanderinglynn It really is! 6y
asiriusreader Wooooohoooo! Look at all those notifications. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 6y
ephemeralwaltz So much love!!😍😍😍 6y
bibliobliss @asiriusreader it‘s exhilarating Lol 6y
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TheLudicReader
I Think I Love You | Allison Pearson
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Oh, my teenage heart.

Tamra Brings back memories! 6y
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oddandbookish
I Think I Love You | Allison Pearson
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I really liked this mainly because I could relate to Petra and Sharon. Like them, I had unhealthy infatuations with celebrities who have no idea I exist. In fact, I still have these obsessions.

As for the storyline, I liked how it included the perspectives of both Petra and Bill. You got to see two different sides to the David Cassidy mania.

Overall, I enjoyed this novel and its insights into fangirl culture circa 1974.

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oddandbookish
I Think I Love You | Allison Pearson
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I love how pink and girly the cover is

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BookishClaire
I Think I Love You | Allison Pearson
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This weekend's British Backlist recommendation is I Think I Love You, by Allison Pearson. It's about teenage girls and their obsession with David Cassidy, and the adults that those teenage girls grow up to be. Https://britlitblog.com/2017/02/04/saturday-suggestion-i-think-i-love-you/

BarbaraTheBibliophage I guess I'm dating myself to say "that's me!" ? 7y
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