{"product_id":"9781460712337_cant-say-it-went-to-plan","title":"Can't Say it Went to Plan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eF\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003erom the award-winning author of \u003cem\u003eThe Intern\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFaking It\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRemind Me How This Ends\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e School's out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Forget study, exams and mapping out the future.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the next seven days, the only homework is partying with friends, making new ones and living in the moment.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e There are no parents or curfews - and no rules. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eZoe, Samira and Dahlia are strangers, but they have something in common: their plans for a dream holiday after their final year of school are flipped upside-down before they even arrive at the beach.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom hooking up and heartache, to growing apart, testing friendships and falling in love, anything can go down this week.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePRAISE \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'This novel is Tozer at her best-it has the humour of \u003cem\u003eThe Intern\u003c\/em\u003e paired with the emotional depth of \u003cem\u003eRemind Me How This Ends\u003c\/em\u003e, on top of a diverse cast of characters. \u003cem\u003eCan't Say it Went to Plan\u003c\/em\u003e provides a cinematic read with movie-like moments in which you can practically hear the soundtrack swell.'\u003cbr\u003e— \u003cem\u003eBooks + Publishing\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'In \u003cem\u003eCan't Say it Went to Plan\u003c\/em\u003e, she's taking rites of passage in teenagerdom and giving them a hilarious and honest platform, and there's something here for everyone. 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