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Texts We Never Sent

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An ode to female friendship and girlhood, this is the YA debut from YouTuber, podcaster and presenter, G. Forsyth Read, perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

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ISBN: 9781398553637 Category: Children's - Non-Fiction Tags: Chil, Children's / Teenage fiction: Family & home stories, Children's / Teenage fiction: General fiction, Children's / Teenage general interest: Girls & women, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Emotions, Children's / Teenage personal & social issues: Self-awareness & self-esteem
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An ode to female friendship and girlhood, this is a bestselling* debut, perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Nel, Flo, Maggie and Nicole haven’t been friends for years. Caught in the limbo summer between college and uni, each of the girls are at a precipice, deciding the direction of the rest of their lives. That’s when the notifications come through. They’d forgotten all about the time-capsule text messages they sent each other two years ago. Messages full of confessions, feelings and secrets that force them back together again . . . before they break apart.
 

  • A heartfelt coming-of-age story about four best friends dealing with body image, sexuality, romance, the warning signs of unhealthy relationships and one life-altering medical crisis
  • G. Forsyth Read is one half of the dynamic duo, Ally & G – hosts of the social series Backseat Driver, and the Leave a Message podcast

Reviews from Readers ??
“Such a beautiful and emotional story about friendship, growing up and finding your place in the world”
“Quite literally everyone needs to experience this book!”
“I’m genuinely obsessed. I feel like this book healed parts of sixteen-year-old me. A masterpiece!” 
“This is the kind of book I WISH my eighteen-year-old self could have read. So special. So important.”
“So relatable in so many ways – validating, refreshing.”
 

*Texts We Never Sent was a TCM YA paperback #1 09/06/2026

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Author

Forsyth-Read, G.

Publisher

Gallery

Imprint

Gallery

Cover

Paperback

Pages

355

Language

English

Edition

Paperback original

Dewey

823.92 (edition:23)

Readership

Young Adult / Code: C

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