The new novel from the bestselling 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. I awoke one morning to the entertainment section of. Feb 01, 2011 i think i love you, by allison pearson, channels an insecure yearold with a crush on david cassidy. Allison has written for many magazines and newspapers including the independent on sunday, observer, the sunday times and the london evening standard. The protagonist of i think i love you, pearsons second novel, is a music therapist from south wales named petra who has indeed been. The book was a bestseller in the uk and the us, selling four million copies, and was made into a film. Her first novel, i dont know how she does it, became.
See all 23 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. I think i love you has been packaged as chicklit, but like pearsons first novel, i dont know how she does it, it is far superior to the usual fare. I think i love you by allison pearson penguin books australia. Oh, i know i wasnt alone millions of girls my age loved him. Though it feels like the premise for a teen chicklit novel, i think i love you is far more than that. Feb 23, 2011 allison pearson follows up her 2002 bestseller, i dont know how she does it, with i think i love you, a novel about a teenage girls obsession with teen star david cassidy. Allison is years late with this book and shes going to be sued if she doesnt deliver so shes got to churn out something. Bighearted exploration of the bittersweet pleasures of unrequited love. It is now a major motion picture, adapted by aline brosh mckenna and starring sarah jessica parker. Her first novel, i dont know how she does it, became an.
Before i talk about allison pearsons delightful novel, i think i love you, i have to talk about david cassidy. Allison pearson is the author of the hugely bestselling i dont know how she does it, which became a major motion picture starring sarah jessica parker, and i think i love you. This is one of those rare books that starts out strong and just gets better and better as it goes along. Travel might be broadening, but in this case, it changes the course of three peoples lives. The three main characters in this months fiction roundup were born 100 years apart and on three. Petra, who lives in a small town in wales, tells us about sending a poem to david, and taking more time choosing the right color note paper than writing the actual poem. I think i love you, by allison pearson the globe and mail. I think i love you by allison pearson digested read books. Buy i think i love you by allison pearson from amazons fiction books store. I think i love you by allison pearson the guardian. I think i love you audiobook allison pearson audible. Feb 18, 2011 allison pearson, whose novel i dont know how she does it sold more than 500,000 copies in 31 languages, is the master of the balancing act. She has written for the daily telegraph, the times uk, the daily mail, time, the new york times, the new yorker, the observer.
Mar 28, 2011 though it feels like the premise for a teen chicklit novel, i think i love you is far more than that. In her bestselling debut, i dont know how she does it, allison pearson spoke to mothers everywhere. Allison pearson, aan awardwinning journalist and author, is a staff writer for the london daily telegraph. Allison pearson follows up her 2002 bestseller, i dont know how she does it, with i think i love you, a novel about a teenage girls obsession with teen star david cassidy. Allison pearson, an awardwinning journalist and author, is a staff writer for the london daily telegraph. Jun 21, 2010 allison pearson will be discussing her novel at the telegraph ways with words festival on tuesday july in the great hall at 11. I think i love you 2011 by allison pearson 009946859x for. Pearsons previous bookthe totally charming, blazingly honest, gazillionselling mommywars novel i dont know how she does it.
Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. I think i love you by allison pearson the literary word. I think i love you by allison pearson the sunday times. The central idea in allison pearsons new novel that the worship of teen idols provides a training ground for real love is interesting enough to keep your average book club nattering long. The questions, discussion topics, and reading list that follow are intended to enhance your reading groups discussion of i think i love you, allison pearsons eagerly awaited followup to i dont know how she does it. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Feb, 2011 the british journalist allison pearsons frothy. Sep 06, 2011 allison pearson, an awardwinning journalist and author, is a staff writer for the london daily telegraph. I bought the book after reading an interview with the author in the newspaper. Her first novel, i dont know how she does it, became an international best seller and was translated into thirtytwo languages.
I think i love you by allison pearson the new novel from the bestselling author of i dont know how she does it takes us on an unforgettable journey into first love, and with the emotional intensity and penetrating wit that have made her beloved among readers all over the world reminds us of how the ardor of our youth can ignite our. Allison pearson will be discussing her novel at the telegraph ways with words festival on tuesday july in the great hall at 11. Jun 25, 2010 i think i love you by allison pearson jenny colgan finds a comingofage novel just misses its target jenny colgan. A site dedicated to book lovers providing a forum to discover and share commentary about the books and authors they enjoy. Together they pore over his photos, read his fan club. The new novel from the bestselling author of i dont know how she does it takes us on an unforgettable journey into fir. Allison pearson, author of i think i love you, a novel about a teenage david cassidy fan.
Allison pearson tells us in her new book i think i love you. Feb 25, 2011 allison pearson talks about her latest novel i think i love you and her lifetime crush on david cassidy. I think i love you was fun to listen to, a chance to go back to my teen past and experience david cassidy all over again. Buy i think i love you by pearson, allison from amazons fiction books store. Pages can include limited notes and highlighting, and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions. Using david cassidy as a link between the two petras she presents, allison pearson creates a story about feeling like an outcast and growing into oneself, without letting. I think i love you allison pearson, read by sian thomas.
I think i love you by alison pearson captures the thoughts and feelings of insecure thirteen year old petra, who, like millions of other teeny boppers in the 1970s, has a massive crush on pop star. Welsh teenager obsessed with pop star david cassidy finally gets an opportunity to meet her idol, 24 years later than expected. Petra and sharon, in 1970s south wales, who live for david cassidy. Anyone who has ever loved a celebrity theyve never met will appreciate this book. Read i think i love you by allison pearson available from rakuten kobo. Allison pearsons newest novel, i think i love you, was highly anticipated following her widely successful best selling novel, i dont know how she does it. Jenny colgan finds a comingofage novel just misses its target. Feb 14, 2011 allison pearson tells us in her new book i think i love you. Content includes books from bestselling, midlist and debut authors. I think its important for you to understand my total predisposition to love this book based on my adolescent feelings about david. A novel paperback september 6, 2011 by allison pearson author. Just as allison pearson s 2002 best seller, i dont know how she does it, proved she had perfect pitch for channeling a stressedout working mom in hedgefundcrazy london, so her new novel, i.
Jul 01, 2010 this summer, let allison pearson s hilarious and heartwarming novel take you back to the days of lipgloss, unrequited love, teenage crushes and anne french cleansing milk. I think i love you by allison pearson nook book ebook. I think i love you by allison pearson jenny colgan finds a comingofage novel just misses its target jenny colgan. I think i love you, by allison pearson the independent. Allison pearsons first novel hit home for hardpressed working mothers but will they buy a sappy david cassidy teen romance, wonders carole.
Petra and sharon, two thirteenyearold girls, are both desperately in love with a worldfamous pop star. She loves him with the nearhysterical devotion shared by many of her contemporaries. The welsh accent was hard to understand initially, but overall the listen was very satisfying. I think i love you ebook by allison pearson rakuten kobo. It delves deeply into celebrity obsession, adolescence and motherhood. Allison pearson, an awardwinning journalist and author, is a.
I think i love you by allison pearson penguin books. Its a novel thats as light and sugary as a pop song, but if its plot is a little too predictable and jerrybuilt, the book still easily transcends the chick. Her first novel, i dont know how she does it, became an international bestseller and was translated into thirtytwo languages. I think i love you, by allison pearson, channels an insecure yearold with a crush on david cassidy. I think i love you by allison pearson book club discussion. I think i love you by allison pearson, 9781400076918, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Now, in i think i love you, she is back with her pitchperfect ability to observe our lives, loves and relationships. I think i love you kindle edition by pearson, allison. What do you think this novel is aboutlove, illusion, friendship.
I think i love you by pearson, allison a copy that has been read, but remains in clean condition. I think i love you by allison pearson fiction the guardian. Apr 30, 2018 the central idea in allison pearson s new novel that the worship of teen idols provides a training ground for real love is interesting enough to keep your average book club nattering long. I really enjoyed the 2nd half more, when petra was grown and had the opportunity to indulge her teenage fantasy by meeting the idol.
In 1974, with his bellbottom catsuits, shaggy hair and comehither green eyes, partridge family star david cassidy is everything to awkward yearold petra williams. Allison pearson talks about her latest novel i think i love you and her lifetime crush on david cassidy. Pearson was named newcomer of the year at the british book awards for her first book. Witty and engaging, pearsons followup to the bestselling i dont know how she does it 2002 skillfully captures the overwrought emotions of youth, as well as their more subtle but no less ardent adult counterparts. She is a patron of camfed, a charity that supports the education of thousands of african girls. Pearson lives in cambridge with her husband and their two children. I think i love you by allison pearson 2011, cd, unabridged. Okay, so just about everyone will know i think i love you but as the first half of the book is all david, all of the time, it delves into so many more of his tunes and its difficult to resist the urge to learn more. Allison pearson, whose novel i dont know how she does it sold more than 500,000 copies in 31 languages, is the master of the balancing act. The novel opens with a onepage prologue set in 1998.
Buy a cheap copy of i think i love you book by allison pearson. An awardwinning journalist, she was named newcomer of the year at the british book awards for her first novel, i dont know how she does it. Allison pearson s newest novel, i think i love you, was highly anticipated following her widely successful best selling novel, i dont know how she does it. I think i love you by allison pearson allison pearson finds serious comedy in a womans lifelong love of david cassidy which started as a yearold girl in 1972. Sep 16, 2011 allison pearson follows up her 2002 bestseller, i dont know how she does it, with i think i love you, a novel about a teenage girls obsession with teen star david cassidy.