Wish You Were Her

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Pub Date 5 Jun 2025 | Archive Date 31 May 2025

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Description

Book Lovers meets Notting Hill with a slice of You've Got Mail in Wish You Were Her, the brand new rivals-to-lovers romance from bestselling, award-winning Elle McNicoll.

Eighteen-year-old Allegra Brooks has skyrocketed to fame after starring in a hit television show, and she's the overnight success that everyone's talking about. They just don't know she's autistic. Now, all she wants is a normal teenage summer.

Her destination for escape is the remote Lake Pristine and its annual Book Festival, organized by the dedicated but unfriendly senior bookseller, Jonah Thorne.

In small towns like Lake Pristine, misunderstandings abound, and before long the two are drawn into high-profile hostility that's a far cry from the drama-free holiday Allegra was craving. Thank goodness for her saving grace: the increasingly personal emails she's been sharing with a charming and anonymous bookseller who is definitely not Jonah Thorne . . .

An unforgettable romcom about finding the one person who makes you feel yourself when the whole world is watching.

Praise for Elle McNicoll's Some Like it Cold:

'A clever, poignant and healing love story . . . Some Like It Cold is a heartfelt romance that is sweeping in its scope and tender in its emotional depth. McNicoll has crafted a powerful ode to love in all its forms: of community, of home and of ourselves – as well as the genre of romance itself.' -- Bea Fitzgerald, author of Girl, Goddess, Queen

'I utterly adored this book! Some Like it Cold is a warm, wonderful winter romance to cosy up with - brilliant characters, sizzling chemistry, and so full of heart, Elle has written a truly gorgeous book that’s a must-read.'
Beth Reekles, author of The Kissing Booth

'As much an ode to the history of the romance genre as a classic yet modern love story in its own right. Achingly honest and heartfelt, this is McNicoll at her best. It is quite literally my favourite romance novel of all time.'
Lizzie Huxley-Jones, author of Make You Mine this Christmas

'McNicoll delivers a breathtaking story of love and joy that will keep the reader hooked until the very last page. It was such a pleasure being immersed in Jasper's world.'
Anika Hussain, author of This Is How You Fall In Love

'A sweet will-they-won't-they rom-com set in a small town, dealing with autism, grief, love and being comfortable in your own skin. This is a cosy, heartwarming wintery romance.
Abiola Bello, author of Only for the Holidays

Book Lovers meets Notting Hill with a slice of You've Got Mail in Wish You Were Her, the brand new rivals-to-lovers romance from bestselling, award-winning Elle McNicoll.

Eighteen-year-old Allegra...


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ISBN 9781035027873
PRICE £8.99 (GBP)
PAGES 352

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LOVED this swoony enemies to lovers autistic love story. All the best elements of YA romance blend together beautifully with Elle McNicoll's incredible writing that takes you straight to the very heart of the characters and what they're feeling. Makes me so happy to see autistic representation in this genre. Readers are going to love it and they're going to want MORE.

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I loved loved loved this book! My favourite of Elle McNicoll’s yet!

Not only was the story engaging and entertaining, but Elle McNicoll has succeeded once again in making me feel seen in a world where I often feel outcast.

Once I got into this book, I couldn’t stop. I finished at 1am with tears streaming down my face, not because the book is sad, but because in a world where fiction is a space occupied by neurotypical characters, having so many moments of “that’s me!” in Wish You Were Her is such an overwhelmingly lovely experience. To know I’m not alone, to know others stand with me and experience the world the way I do. I felt much like Jonah did the moment he found out Allegra is autistic.

The moments where I can relate to autistic characters feel like a warm hug, it feels like someone holding my hand and telling me there’s nothing wrong with me. I’m exactly who I’m supposed to be, and I’m understood.

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