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Forever
- Author
- Judy Blume
- Narrator
- Caitlin Kinnunen
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Publish Date
- 14 December 2023
- Run Time
- 4 hours 56 minutes
- Format
- x-book®
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Sex education and the facts of life, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
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What to expect
Decades after it was written, Forever remains a brave, honest account of first love, first sex and first heartbreak. From Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
Katherine and Michael met at a party. The attraction was instant, and pretty soon they were seeing each other. This is love, and love is forever – right?
When Katherine's parents make them spend the summer apart, forever begins to feel like an awfully long time . . .
A book ahead of its time, Forever is a classic bestseller from an award-winning author.
Critics Review
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So here’s to women and girls continuing to discover this incredible woman’s work long into the future. Times change, trends come and go, but some books resonate, well, forever.
Glamour
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The 1975 novel might be barred from US schools and libraries, but it gets a hugely important telling here.
The Guardian
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‘Forever’ is a sweet ode to first love (and L.A.) based on Judy Blume’s novel
LA Times
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Judy Blume skillfully and honestly portrays the challenges, experienced by all teens and young adults, of transitioning from holding hands to a relationship with both emotional and sexual responsibility. She informs her readers that a relationship can have real consequences without being condescending towards them.
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Details
- Author
- Judy Blume
- Narrator
- Caitlin Kinnunen
- Duration
- 4 hours 56 minutes
- Release Date
- 14 December 2023
- ISBN
- 9781035044214
- Format
- x-book®
- Publisher
- Pan Macmillan
- Genre
- Children’s / Teenage fiction: Romance and love stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Relationship stories, Children’s / Teenage fiction: Classic fiction, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Dating, relationships, romance and love, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Sex education and the facts of life, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and life changes
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
Decades after it was written, Forever remains a brave, honest account of first love, first sex and first heartbreak. From Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.Katherine and Michael met at a party. The attraction was instant, and pretty soon they were seeing each other. This is love, and love is forever – right?When Katherine's parents make them spend the summer apart, forever begins to feel like an awfully long time . . .A book ahead of its time, Forever is a classic bestseller from an award-winning author.
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