Description
'A lovely novel, delicately drawn, with characters that really linger in the mind . . . I got really swept up in it.' -- Laura Barnett, author of The Versions of Us
You never forget the one that got away.
Daniel was the first boy to make Alison a mix tape.
But that was years ago and Ali hasn't thought about him in a very long time. Even if she had, she might not have called him 'the one that got away'; after all, she'd been the one to run.
Then Dan's name pops up on her phone, with a link to a song from their shared past.
For two blissful minutes, Alison is no longer an adult in Adelaide with temperamental daughters; she is sixteen in Sheffield, dancing in her skin-tight jeans. She cannot help but respond in kind.
And so begins a new mix tape.
Ali and Dan exchange songs - some new, some old - across oceans and time zones, across a lifetime of different experiences, until one of them breaks the rules and sends a message that will change everything...
PRAISE FOR MIX TAPE:
'Gorgeous novel about first love . . . guaranteed to make you think of your first love - and perhaps what might have been' -- Nina Pottell, Prima
'This grown-up love story is gorgeously written and romantic without being sentimental' -- Good Housekeeping
'Deftly written romantic novel' Red
'Touching, peppily nostalgic love story'Sainsbury's Magazine
'Funny, moving, relatable' -- Heat
'Fantastic, moving, beautiful novel' -- Daily Mail
'This tender tale of second chances...is a nostalgic delight' Sunday Mirror
'A brilliantly nostalgic story, with a great sound track' -- Best Magazine
Number of pages: 416
Dimensions: 198 x 127 mm