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Breathless by Jennifer Niven is a coming-of-age story that follows Claude, a young girl on the brink of adulthood, as she navigates a summer filled with unexpected challenges and new discoveries. Sent to a remote Georgia island after her life is upended, she must confront her fears, find her voice, and explore what it means to truly breathe life in. This poignant tale explores themes of identity, family, and the quest for independence.
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The much anticipated new novel from international bestselling author Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places.

Breathless is the much anticipated new novel from international bestselling author Jennifer Niven, author of All the Bright Places.

You were my first. Not just sex, although that was part of it, but the first to look past everything else into me. Some of the names and places have been changed, but the story is true. It's all here because one day this will be the past, and I don't want to forget what I went through, what I thought, what I felt, who I was. I don't want to forget you. But most of all, I don't want to forget me.

For her last summer before college, Claudine Henry and her mother head to a remote island off the Georgia coast. There, amidst the wild beauty of the place, she meets the free-spirited Jeremiah Crew. Their chemistry is immediate and irresistible, and even though they both know that whatever they have can only last the summer, maybe one summer is enough . . .

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241502204

Publisher: Penguin Random House Children's UK

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 September 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Audience: General / adult, Children, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 27.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 309g

Pages: 448

About the Author

Jennifer Niven is the #1 New York Times and internationally bestselling author of All the Bright Places, Holding Up the Universe and Breathless. Her books have been translated into over 75 languages and won literary awards around the world. She divides her time between coastal Georgia and Paris, with her husband and literary cats. Find her at jenniferniven.com and on social.

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