First published 2011
Petra discovers a dusty letter in her mother's closet that changes everything. She won the Ultimate David Cassidy Quiz back in 1974, when she and her best friend Sharon were thirteen and obsessed with the teen heartthrob. The prize was a trip to America to meet Cassidy in person. But the letter arrived too late. Now it's 1998. Petra is nearly forty, facing divorce, and battling with her own teenage daughter. She weighs twenty pounds more than she did at thirteen and carries the bruises of middle age disappointments. But the contest sponsors still honor their promise. Petra reunites with Sharon for an all expenses paid journey to Las Vegas to finally meet their idol. What begins as a nostalgic trip becomes something much deeper. The ardor that defined their youth resurfaces and transforms their adult lives in unexpected ways.
Genres: fiction, romance, contemporary-romance, family-drama
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: America, Las Vegas
Period: 1974, 1998
336 pages · Hardcover · Knopf