Wish You Were Her

Book Lovers meets Notting Hill with a slice of You've Got Mail in this rivals-to-lovers romance from bestselling, award-winning author Elle McNicoll.

18-year-old Allegra Brooks has skyrocketed to fame after starring in a hit television show, and she's the overnight success that everyone's talking about. They just don't know she's autistic. And now all she wants is a normal teenage summer.

Her destination for escape is the remote Lake Pristine and its annual Book Festival, organized by the dedicated but unfriendly senior bookseller, Jonah Thorne.

In small towns like Lake Pristine, misunderstandings abound, and before long the two are drawn into high-profile hostility that's a far cry from the drama-free holiday Allegra was craving. Thank goodness for her saving grace: the increasingly personal emails she's been sharing with a charming and anonymous bookseller who is definitely not Jonah Thorne . . .

An unforgettable romcom about finding the one person who makes you feel like yourself when the whole world is watching.

Author: Elle McNicoll
Publisher: Wednesday Books
Published: 08/26/2025
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.19h x 5.47w x 0.91d
ISBN13: 9781250335586
ISBN10: 1250335582
BISAC Categories:
- Young Adult Fiction | Romance | Contemporary
- Young Adult Fiction | Neurodiversity

About the Author
ELLE MCNICOLL is a bestselling novelist and award-winning screenwriter. She has been nominated four times for the Carnegie medal and is an honoree of the Schneider Award. Her television work is Emmy-nominated, and won a Royal Television Society Award. She is autistic and lives in North London.