| The Very Thought of You | |
| Author: | Rosie Alison |
| Country: | Great Britain |
| Language: | English |
| Publisher: | Alma Books[1] |
| English Pub Date: | June 18, 2009 |
| Media Type: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 350 |
| Isbn: | 1-84688-086-6 |
The Very Thought of You is a 2009 novel by film producer Rosie Alison. Set on the brink of World War II, the novel centres on eight-year-old Anna Sands, a child relocated to a Yorkshire estate. She is quickly drawn into the lives of the couple who have set up their estate as a school.
The Guardian found The Very Thought of You "enjoyable enough" although" its presence on the (Orange) longlist is perplexing."[2] The Telegraph called it "elegantly constructed" and "a pleasant, competent book"[3]
It was nominated for the 2010 Orange Prize for Fiction.