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From acclaimed writer and comedian Jenny Eclair comes a hilarious and heart-breaking story about a friendship against all odds.

Summer 1975: Helena is bored out of her mind—there's absolutely nothing to do and her supposed 'best friends' Gwen and Elaine are holidaying in the South of France without her. The only saving grace is that she's allowed to re-decorate her room—bring on the purple floral wallpaper.

Summer 2021: New to the north, Hermione's mum has moved her away from London and all her friends to start a new life with new boyfriend Paul, who resembles a slab of meat from the butchers. Just as well she can paint over that hideous wallpaper in her new room.

By some miracle, the girls meet....

When Hermione discovers Helena's writing under the wallpaper—she's transported back to Summer 1975 and the two instantly hit it off. But after dancing to the juke box at the infamous Blue Monkey café, and meeting Helena's multiple crushes, Hermione discovers a truth about Helena's future which suggests she is in great danger....

Hermione found the writing on the wall. But can she save Helena?

Jenny Eclair is one of the UK's most popular writers and performers—she is the author of a number of critically acclaimed and Sunday Times bestselling adult novels, including the Richard and Judy bestseller Moving. Jenny was the first woman to win the prestigious Perrier Comedy Award.

©2022 Jenny Eclair (P)2022 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
Difficult Situations Family & Relationships Fiction Friendship Literature & Fiction Science Fiction & Fantasy Science Fiction Funny Heartfelt Witty Feel-Good Time Travel
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Having grown up in the 70’s it was a delight to have a story set in my teenage years. Why were we so obsessed with boys and what they thought about us ? It was funny to hear Hermione’s present day take, on how girls behaved and how we just accepted such bad behaviour from boys , but more particularly from grown men. I would recommend this book to anyone of my vintage, happy memories and a reminder of how our lives were much simpler, without social media. And I hadn’t thought about the feather cut for years, I plagued my mother to have one, she relented, but she was right, it did ruin my hair!

70’s nostalgia trip.

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Lovely book, the contrast of the two characters and their lives is fun, easy listening 😊

Great memories

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Thank you Jenny. One of the best fictions I have listen to in a long time.

Absolutely love it. Heartwarming and clever

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I enjoyed this book a lot. It’s slow to start but when it does it rattles along and it’s difficult to put down. Really really good. Well done Jenny.
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Really good read

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I’ve read all Jenny’s books and this was another one that will go on my favourites list.

I absolutely loved this!

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