Sweet Sorrow (the Sunday Times Bestselling Novel From The Author Of One Day And You Are Here)

By (author) David Nicholls
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A tragicomedy about the rocky path to adulthood and a celebration of the searing explosion of first love.
From beloved bestselling author David Nicholls.

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Sweet Sorrow: a novel of the searing explosion of first love, and the rocky path to adulthood
''A beautiful paean to young love''
OBSERVER

''Fizzing''
GUARDIAN

''A glorious escape to the sunlit uplands of the 1990s''
FINANCIAL TIMES

''Exquisite''
DAILY TELEGRAPH

''The sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending''
SUNDAY TIMES

Everyone has that one summer.

It''s 1997 and Charlie Lewis is stuck. School is over, his family is breaking up, his father is falling apart and the long, empty holidays stretch ahead towards an uncertain future.

And then, quite by chance, Charlie meets Fran Fisher and it''s as if a new world has opened before him.

But can it last?

Twenty years later, Charlie tells the story.

ONE OF BRITAIN''S MOST ACCLAIMED WRITERS
''One of the most astute chroniclers of England as it is now''
FINANCIAL TIMES

''An uncanny ability to make us laugh out loud, but also care passionately about his characters''
DAILY TELEGRAPH

''Nicholls writes with such tender precision about love''
THE TIMES

''No one else writes novels that are both relatable and revelatory in the way he does''
EVENING STANDARD

''Genuinely brilliant''
NEW STATESMAN
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Very funny and heart wrenchingly tender
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A beautiful paean to young love . . . Here he proves that he can still pull off that most rare and coveted of literary feats: a popular novel of serious merit, a bestseller that will also endure
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This is Nicholls'' talent - what really sets this story apart is the dialogue: funny, telling, laughter-inducing, he''s hard to beat
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He''s such a genius. His novels are relatable and recognisable, but also surprising, breath-taking and life-enhancing
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A classic coming of age novel with universal truths teased out with remarkable perception
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Affirms once again Nicholls'' talent for unearthing the special in the ordinary
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Full of the joy and pain of first love, fans who fell for bestseller One Day, ten years ago, won''t be disappointed
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A big-hearted book with wonderful set-pieces . . . beautifully funny and touching . . . his books always seem as fresh as they are wise and funny
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I don''t think anyone writing right now captures youth and adolescence better; I''m not sure anyone even gets close
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Such a beautiful book. Captures perfectly a moment in time we''ve all experienced
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Written with great comic panache and generosity of spirit, it is Nicholls'' most mature and compelling novel so far
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Nicholls'' literary talents are impressive . . . the sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending
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It''s just perfect in every way
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A book that will find its way into your heart and set up home . . . this story perfectly captures the awkwardness and poignancy of first love
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Funny, engaging and moving<