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- ISBN 9780008840143
- Weight: 270g
- Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
- Publication Date: 24 Sep 2026
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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A swoony, heartfelt, and evocative standalone original romance about first love, second chances, and finding yourself in the season of change – perfect for fans of Misty Wilson’s FALLING LIKE LEAVES and anyone looking for their next Gilmore Girls-esque fall read.
Some seasons change everything….
Five years ago, Claire was a child star, the goofy punchline of one of America’s favorite sitcoms. Until a series of devastating betrayals by her manager-father left her broke, humiliated, and desperate to disappear.
Now she’s just another high school senior in postcard-perfect Glenridge, Connecticut, determined to leave her past behind. Not even her best friend knows who she used to be – or that she’s scraping together every spare dollar to hopefully attend NYU.
When a movie shoot lands in Glenridge – and with it, her former co-star and ex-best friend, Luke Cordova – it threatens to stir up not only Claire's past, but also the dizzying crush she once had on him. Luke offers Claire a deal she can’t refuse: let him shadow her to research his role, and he’ll pay enough to make her college dreams possible.
As pumpkins are carved and the woodsmoke-tinged October air grows colder, and she falls for Luke (again), Claire must confront what really drove her to hide – and whether she can step back into herself without being consumed by everything she’s tried to forget.
Kate O’Shaughnessy is the award-winning author of middle grade novels THE WRONG WAY HOME, LASAGNA MEANS I LOVE YOU, and THE LONELY HEART OF MAYBELLE LANE, and the forthcoming BRITTLE MAGIC (Knopf). Her books have won numerous distinctions and awards, including a Newbery Honor, the Northern California Book Award, and the Vermont State Book Award. Her work has been nominated for over thirty state award reading lists and recognized on best-of lists by places and publications such as the New York Public Library, Bank Street College of Education, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews. When she’s not writing, Kate can be found attempting to grow vegetables in her container garden, hiking in the woods with her dog, and chronically mispronouncing words. She lives in California with her family.
