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  • Published: 10 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9780857506115
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $38.00

Think Again




An adult novel from the iconic, much-beloved household brand, Jacqueline Wilson, revisiting Ellie, Magda and Nadine from the Girls series, now aged 40. If they think life's done surprising them - they'll have to think again...

Adulthood isn’t quite what Ellie Allard dreamed it would be when she was fourteen years old. Though she’s got her beautiful daughter Lottie, her trusty cat Stella and life-long best friends in Magda and Nadine, her love life is non-existent and she feels like she’s been living on auto-pilot, just grateful to be able to afford the rent on her poky little flat.

But this year on her birthday, it seems it’s time for all that to change – whether Ellie wants it to or not. As she navigates new, exciting and often choppy waters, she’s about to discover that life will never stop surprising you – if only you let it.

Bringing the same warmth and humour to an adult novel as she does to her work for younger readers, Jacqueline Wilson finally answers the questions her fans have been asking her for years in this uplifting, life-affirming book about friendship, family, and finding fulfilment in unexpected places.

  • Published: 10 September 2024
  • ISBN: 9780857506115
  • Imprint: Bantam
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 352
  • RRP: $38.00

About the author

Jacqueline Wilson

Jacqueline Wilson wrote her first novel when she was nine years old, and she has been writing ever since. She is now one of Britain’s bestselling and most beloved children’s authors. She has written over 100 books and is the creator of characters such as Tracy Beaker and Hetty Feather. More than forty million copies of her books have been sold.

As well as winning many awards for her books, including the Children’s Book of the Year, Jacqueline is a former Children’s Laureate, and in 2008 she was appointed a Dame.

Jacqueline is also a great reader, and has amassed over 20,000 books, along with her famous collection of silver rings.

Find out more about Jacqueline and her books at www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk

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Praise for Think Again

Jacqueline Wilson taught me how to cope with being a teenage girl – I'm so happy she's back.

Independent

One of the UK's most iconic writers.

Stylist

Jacqueline Wilson fans are in for a treat.

Radio Times

Wilson has not just shown us the breadth of human experience, but taught us to have more sensitivity and understanding to each other’s struggles... I’m thrilled to find out how she tackles the trials and tribulations of being grown up in Think Again.

Grazia

She is a national treasure... Think Again can't come soon enough. The news that she has returned with adult fiction is pure joy.

i News

Millennials, rejoice!

Elle

Realistic, sharp eyed, this book perfectly captures a woman at a turning point. I loved it and didn’t want it to end.

Katie Fforde

Nostalgic, warm and full of heart … being back with Ellie and the gang is pure magic

Laura Kay

Think Again is pure nostalgia in a bottle, and oh-so-relatable. Jacqueline Wilson taps into the joys and pains of women everywhere.

Dawn O'Porter

Get ready, millennials: the stars of Wilson's Girls series... are back.

Bookseller

Wilson knocks it out of the park once again with this enchanting Life Begins At Forty novel about queer awakening. With her clean, deceptively simple prose, she tells a moving story that is as fun to read as it is meaningful. Thank God for Jacqueline Wilson!

Alice Winn

I cannot stress enough how much I loved Think Again. It made me realise just how much millennial women NEED Jacqueline Wilson to help us make sense of our lives. The voice translation from a teen Ellie to a 40-year-old Ellie was completely seamless, and I loved how Jacky never shies away from telling the truth about our lives. Her readership is going to be beyond delighted by this update on Ellie, Magda and Nadine. I'm desperate for her to keep going now!

Holly Bourne

There's such a warmth to Wilson's writing that the reading experience was a total joy. I adored going on Ellie's journey of discovery with her, and the ending was perfectly satisfying.

Laura Pearson

An enjoyable read, written with warmth and humour.

Irish Examiner

There is real comfort in feeling seen again in these adult lives that are just as confusing, wonderful, unfair, unpredictable and full of potential at 40 as they were for our teenage selves. But everybody is doing OK. You’re doing OK. And that reassurance, really, is what we’ve always gone to Wilson for.

Guardian

We can all finally stop obsessing over exactly what happened to the Girls gang.

Sun

Jac is back.

Fabometer

A comforting, engaging, nostalgic and heartwarming read… this is a must read for any Jacqueline Wilson fan - you won’t be disappointed.

The Irish News

We have been counting down the days until Think Again is released.

Cosmopolitan

This story offers grown-ups what Wilson has long offered teenagers: comfort, sanity and delight in the ordinary.

Daily Mail

A comforting, nostalgic, and heartwarming read… brilliant and honest writing.

Press and Journal

Be ready for a trip down nostalgia lane… Think Again will resonate with (Jacqueline Wilson's) audience, offering both comfort and insight into the struggles of growing up.

Glamour

Childhood fans of (Jacqueline Wilson's) Girls books are in for a treat.

Sheerluxe

This book is the cute dose of nostalgia that every millennial woman needs – but in true Wilson style, it is an emotional read.

Mirror

Wilson's new book is a love letter of sorts to her now grown-up readers.

The National