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'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.

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1 author picked Mix Tape as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This is much more than a boy meets girl/boy loses girl/boy gets girl story. Yes, that's the arc of the plot, but how it gets there is absorbing and in places touch-and-go. It abounds in delights, frustrations, and puzzlements.

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