The Idea of You
Published on 8. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
448 pages
978-1-4059-5036-7 (ISBN)
Description
**THE MILLION COPY BESTSELLER**
READ THE ADDICTIVELY SPICY NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE SMASH HIT FILM
THE SCORCHING HOT LOVE AFFAIR ABOUT THE MAN THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . .
'THIS SLAYED ME' Taylor Jenkins Reid
'IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS' 5***** Reader Review
'SUMMER'S SAUCIEST, SEXIEST READ' Red
'THE ENDING . . . I'M NOT OVER IT' 5***** Reader Review'
'I'M MADLY IN LOVE WITH THIS NOVEL' Curtis Sittenfeld
A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
_______
EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME. BUT IT'S YOU HE WANTS.
To the media, Hayes Campbell is the star of a record-breaking British boyband.
To his fans, he's the naughty-but-nice front man - whose dimples and outlandish dress sense drive them crazy.
To Solene Marchand, he's just the pretty face that's plastered over every girl's bedroom wall.
Until a chance meeting throws them together . . .
The attraction is instant. The chemistry is electric. The affair is Solene's secret.
But how long can it stay that way?
_______
'This is an addictive, glamourous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans' DAILY RECORD
Praise for The Idea of You . . .
'Summer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it' RED
'Sexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club' BOOK CIRCLE
'The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that one' OPRAH MAGAZINE
'You finally have something else to obsess about. Will have you staying up all night to finish' THE SKIMM
Readers everywhere have fallen for The Idea of You:
'It's been over a week since I finished The Idea of You and I still haven't recovered' *****
'The ending ... I'M NOT OVER IT' 5***** READER REVIEW
'Solene and Hayes ... I won't be forgetting you anytime soon' ***** READER REVIEW
'I can't remember being so moved by a book before. I mean down to my soul. Every word was pure gold' 5***** READER REVIEW
'I purchased copies for my closest girlfriends. One of those books that you never want to end' ***** READER REVIEW
'Impossible to put down' 5***** READER REVIEW
READ THE ADDICTIVELY SPICY NOVEL THAT INSPIRED THE SMASH HIT FILM
THE SCORCHING HOT LOVE AFFAIR ABOUT THE MAN THAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT . . .
'THIS SLAYED ME' Taylor Jenkins Reid
'IF YOU ONLY READ ONE BOOK THIS YEAR, MAKE IT THIS' 5***** Reader Review
'SUMMER'S SAUCIEST, SEXIEST READ' Red
'THE ENDING . . . I'M NOT OVER IT' 5***** Reader Review'
'I'M MADLY IN LOVE WITH THIS NOVEL' Curtis Sittenfeld
A RICHARD & JUDY BOOK CLUB PICK
_______
EVERYONE IN THE WORLD KNOWS HIS NAME. BUT IT'S YOU HE WANTS.
To the media, Hayes Campbell is the star of a record-breaking British boyband.
To his fans, he's the naughty-but-nice front man - whose dimples and outlandish dress sense drive them crazy.
To Solene Marchand, he's just the pretty face that's plastered over every girl's bedroom wall.
Until a chance meeting throws them together . . .
The attraction is instant. The chemistry is electric. The affair is Solene's secret.
But how long can it stay that way?
_______
'This is an addictive, glamourous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans' DAILY RECORD
Praise for The Idea of You . . .
'Summer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it' RED
'Sexy enough for the beach, smart enough for the book club' BOOK CIRCLE
'The Idea of You managed to work the ultimate book magic: It blurred the boundary between this world and that one' OPRAH MAGAZINE
'You finally have something else to obsess about. Will have you staying up all night to finish' THE SKIMM
Readers everywhere have fallen for The Idea of You:
'It's been over a week since I finished The Idea of You and I still haven't recovered' *****
'The ending ... I'M NOT OVER IT' 5***** READER REVIEW
'Solene and Hayes ... I won't be forgetting you anytime soon' ***** READER REVIEW
'I can't remember being so moved by a book before. I mean down to my soul. Every word was pure gold' 5***** READER REVIEW
'I purchased copies for my closest girlfriends. One of those books that you never want to end' ***** READER REVIEW
'Impossible to put down' 5***** READER REVIEW
Reviews / Votes
The sleeper hit of the pandemic ... a glittering, global love affair full of bougie, vicarious travel. It's electric, triumphant, to read -- <i>Vogue</i> This slayed me. It's the story of a single mom who starts an affair with a rock star in a boy band. She takes that premise and turns it into this incredible, effective, moving, honest, human love story -- Taylor Jenkins Reid, author of <i>Daisy Jones and the Six</i> and <i>Malibu Rising</i> I DEVOURED this! The world-building and psychology around the romance was so good, and boy did the ending break me ... the book we really just NEED right now -- Holly Bourne I'm madly in love with this novel -- Curtis Sittenfeld Fun, sexy, intelligent, I LOVED it * Prima * My book of the year! The writing is sharp and believable and the sex scenes are so scorchio that soon you too will stan for Harry Styles #ifyouknowyouknow * Red * Steamy and sexy, this is escapism at its absolute finest. I spent the hours in between binges fantasising about the characters and what they were up to. The three days I spent reading this were blissful -- Laura Jane Williams, bestselling author of <i>Our Stop</i> An addictive, glamorous, escapist page-turner - and pure wish fulfilment for Harry Styles fans * Daily Record * Glorious, glamorous, dizzying escapism that has consumed me for the last day. I am not over it -- Cressida McLaughlin, bestselling author of <i>The Cornish Cream Tea Bus</i> Summer's sauciest, sexiest read. This book has ruined my life and I'm not even mad about it * Red *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 32 mm
Weight
308 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4059-5036-7 (9781405950367)
Copyright in bibliographic data and cover images is held by Nielsen Book Services Limited or by the publishers or by their respective licensors: all rights reserved.
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Robinne Lee
The Idea of You
The million-copy bestseller and major film starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine
E-Book
04/2021
1st Edition
Penguin Books Ltd
€8.99
Available for download
Person
ROBINNE LEE is a graduate of Yale University and Columbia Law School. She has numerous acting credits in both television and film, most notably opposite Will Smith in both Hitch and Seven Pounds and as Ros Bailey in Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed. Her debut novel, The Idea of You, has sold 1 million copies worldwide, with deals in 23 territories. It was a Richard & Judy Book Club pick and has been adapted for a major Amazon movie starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine. Robinne lives in Paris with her husband and two children. Crash Into Me is her second novel.