Forever

Judy Blume

May 2014 · Pan Macmillan

About this ebook

After decades in print, Forever remains a brave, honest account of first love, first sex and first heartbreak. From Judy Blume, author of Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.

Katherine and Michael met at a party. The attraction was instant, and pretty soon they were seeing each other. This is love, and love is forever – right?

When Katherine's parents make them spend the summer apart, forever begins to feel like an awfully long time . . .

A book ahead of its time, Forever is a classic bestseller from an award-winning author.

Ratings and reviews

I read this book when I was 12 ish and it was way more useful in terms of sex education than anything barring giving it a go myself. I too remember applying a subtle pressure to have sex that ashames and embarrasses me now but was par for the course in 1998-2005, my university years. Spoiler (very v. minor) warning from this point. 🤫 That moment as he touches her, not pushing, eventually leading to her pulling him in. To his immature mind he naïvely assumes this was him giving her control & (I have been where the boy friend was and remember feeling smug &# self satisfied because I had let her make the final move) we completely ignored the fact this momentry passing of the lead was at a point where the seduction was well and truly underway. Like the boyfriend in the book I was just a little bit older/ more experienced & should have known better. I didn't know for nearly a year that had been her virginity & nearly two years that she regretted having let herself be seduced. 💔😔

Its such an awesome book I read it like almost a billion times. A dream come true for the hopeless romantics like me

I read this book back in about 1989and I loved it then. It's still as good as I remember .

About the author

For several decades Judy Blume has been winning legions of fans around the world with her stories. Some of her incredibly popular books include, Are you There God? It's Me, Margaret, Tiger Eyes and Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. More than eighty-two million copies of her books have been sold, and her work has been translated into thirty-two languages. She receives thousands of letters every month from readers of all ages who share their feelings and concerns with her. Judy lives in Key West, Florida, and New York City with her husband.