Texts We Never Sent - The coming-of-age debut novel of the summer

An ode to female friendship and girlhood, this is a bestselling* debut, perfect for fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty and The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants.

Nel, Flo, Maggie and Nicole haven’t been friends for years. Caught in the limbo summer between college and uni, each of the girls are at a precipice, deciding the direction of the rest of their lives. That’s when the notifications come through. They'd forgotten all about the time-capsule text messages they sent each other two years ago. Messages full of confessions, feelings and secrets that force them back together again . . . before they break apart.

A heartfelt coming-of-age story about four best friends dealing with body image, sexuality, romance, the warning signs of unhealthy relationships and one life-altering medical crisis G. Forsyth Read is one half of the dynamic duo, Ally & G – hosts of the social series Backseat Driver, and the Leave a Message podcast
Reviews from Readers ??
“Such a beautiful and emotional story about friendship, growing up and finding your place in the world”
“Quite literally everyone needs to experience this book!”
"I'm genuinely obsessed. I feel like this book healed parts of sixteen-year-old me. A masterpiece!"
"This is the kind of book I WISH my eighteen-year-old self could have read. So special. So important."
“So relatable in so many ways - validating, refreshing.”


*Texts We Never Sent was a TCM YA paperback #1 09/06/2026