{"product_id":"sweet-sorrow-9781444715422","title":"Sweet Sorrow","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e***Out now: David Nicholls''s new novel YOU ARE HERE***\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch2\u003e\u003cb\u003eA NOSTALGIC LOOK AT FIRST LOVE FROM BELOVED BESTSELLER DAVID NICHOLLS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eA tragicomedy about the rocky path to adulthood and that one summer that changes your life forever\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e''A beautiful paean to young love''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Fizzing''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''A glorious escape to the sunlit uplands of the 1990s''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFINANCIAL TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''Exquisite''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ''The sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending''\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e It''s summer 1997, school is over and Charlie Lewis''s life is in shambles. His family is breaking up, his father is falling apart and the long, empty holidays stretch ahead towards an uncertain future.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And then, quite by chance, Charlie meets Fran Fisher and it''s as if a new world has opened before him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e But can it last?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eVery funny and \u003cb\u003eheart wrenchingly tender\u003c\/b\u003e * Grazia *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautiful paean to young love\u003c\/b\u003e . . . Here he proves that he can still pull off that most rare and coveted of literary feats: \u003cb\u003ea popular novel of serious merit, a bestseller that will also endure\u003c\/b\u003e -- Alex Preston * Observer *\u003cbr\u003eThis is Nicholls' talent - what really sets this story apart is the dialogue: \u003cb\u003efunny, telling, laughter-inducing, he's hard to beat\u003c\/b\u003e * Stylist *\u003cbr\u003eHe's such a \u003cb\u003egenius\u003c\/b\u003e. His novels are relatable and recognisable, but also \u003cb\u003esurprising, breath-taking and life-enhancing\u003c\/b\u003e -- Nina Stibbe, author of LOVE, NINA\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eclassic coming of age novel\u003c\/b\u003e with universal truths teased out with \u003cb\u003eremarkable perception\u003c\/b\u003e * Irish Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAffirms once again Nicholls' talent\u003c\/b\u003e for unearthing the special in the ordinary * Metro *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of the joy and pain of first love\u003c\/b\u003e, fans who fell for bestseller \u003ci\u003eOne Day\u003c\/i\u003e, ten years ago, won't be disappointed * Sunday Mirror *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA big-hearted book with wonderful set-pieces\u003c\/b\u003e . . . beautifully funny and touching . . .\u003cb\u003e his books always seem as fresh as they are wise and funny\u003c\/b\u003e * Literary Review *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eI don't think anyone writing right now captures youth and adolescence better\u003c\/b\u003e; I'm not sure anyone even gets close -- Jenny Colgan, author of THE LITTLE SHOP OF HAPPY-EVER-AFTER\u003cbr\u003eSuch \u003cb\u003ea beautiful book.\u003c\/b\u003e Captures perfectly a moment in time we've all experienced -- Graham Norton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWritten with great comic panache and generosity of spirit\u003c\/b\u003e, it is\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eNicholls' most mature and compelling novel so far * i paper *\u003cbr\u003eNicholls' literary talents are impressive . . . \u003cb\u003ethe sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending\u003c\/b\u003e * Sunday Times *\u003cbr\u003eIt's just \u003cb\u003eperfect in every way\u003c\/b\u003e -- Jill Mansell, author of SHOULD I TELL YOU?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny, engaging and moving\u003c\/b\u003e, another \u003cb\u003etriumph\u003c\/b\u003e from the \u003cb\u003ebrilliant\u003c\/b\u003e David Nicholls -- John Boyne, author of THE HEART'S INVISIBLE FURIES\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003ecompassionate, intelligent\u003c\/b\u003e look at the raw pain and loneliness of a teenage boy, the everyday miracle of first love and the perennial power of Shakespeare's language * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eFizzing . . . a \u003cb\u003efunny, affectionate exploration of first love\u003c\/b\u003e * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAstutely observed, and almost painfully nostalgic\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSweet Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e reads like a true story -- Clare Mackintosh, author of THE LAST PARTY\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's everything a story should be. Beautiful and clear and heartfelt\u003c\/b\u003e, and it will do what all brilliant stories do: it will find the very pinpoint of who you are and it will stay there -- Joanna Cannon, author of WILL YOU READ THIS, PLEASE?\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003emaster of the bittersweet coming-of-age\u003c\/b\u003e novel * Herald *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePitch perfect . . . Exquisite . . . Terrific . . . Very funny . . . \u003c\/b\u003eThough \u003ci\u003eSweet Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e is certainly pulse-quickening enough to absorb readers through this summer's airport delays and rained-off beach days, it's no escapist fantasy. The tale of Charlie and Fran will linger long beyond your tan * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eNicholls \u003cb\u003eperfectly captures the dizzying highs and lows of first love\u003c\/b\u003e * Daily Express *\u003cbr\u003eAdrian Mole meets \u003ci\u003eThe Swish Of The Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e in this \u003cb\u003elovely coming-of-age romcom\u003c\/b\u003e about acting and the class divide * Daily Mail *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull of wisdom, poignancy and laughs\u003c\/b\u003e * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInteresting, moving, hilarious and sad \u003c\/b\u003eat the same time * Scotsman *\u003cbr\u003eA\u003cb\u003e funny, relatable \u003c\/b\u003ecoming-of-age story * Sun *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003esuperbly written, beautifully observed \u003c\/b\u003eaccount of teenage life, love, family dysfunction and friendship, which builds to a \u003cb\u003estunningly poignant \u003c\/b\u003eending * Heat *\u003cbr\u003eNo one else writes novels that are both \u003cb\u003erelatable and revelatory\u003c\/b\u003e in the way he does -- Alex Peake-Tomkinson * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003edelicious, pensive\u003c\/b\u003e summer read * Press Association *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePiercingly observant, gloriously funny and achingly sad\u003c\/b\u003e, this is David Nicholls' best book yet * Daily Mirror *\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSweet Sorrow \u003c\/i\u003emanages to be \u003cb\u003einteresting, moving, hilarious and sad at the same time\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cb\u003eI know when my heartstrings are being pulled\u003c\/b\u003e, but tugged they assuredly were * Scotland on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eA \u003cb\u003eglorious escape to the sunlit uplands of the 1990s\u003c\/b\u003e, where a teenager first finds love * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFunny and nostalgic tale of first love\u003c\/b\u003e * Sydney Morning Herald *\u003cbr\u003eIf ever there was an author \u003cb\u003eperfect \u003c\/b\u003eto take with you on holiday (so to speak), it's David Nicholls * Stella *\u003cbr\u003eI'm not sure there has ever been a better book to read while by the sea. The nostalgia, the humour, the deep understanding of adolescent love and indeed the sorrow. \u003cb\u003eIt's such a brilliant book\u003c\/b\u003e * i News *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA witty and tender evocation of young love\u003c\/b\u003e -- Robert Webb * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA devastatingly honest exploration of first love,\u003c\/b\u003e razor-sharp reflections on friendship - oh, and some snort out loud funny moments -- George Aligiah * Guardian *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Nicholls is that rarest of literary creatures: a genuinely brilliant, genuinely popular novelist.\u003c\/b\u003e His latest, \u003ci\u003eSweet Sorrow\u003c\/i\u003e, is more than just poignant and warm and funny. There are piercing apercus and writing that's both precise and poetic, lyrical and tough -- Stuart Maconie, Best Books of the Year * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEloquent \u003c\/b\u003e. . . dazzles with wit and shrewd self-reflection * People *\u003cbr\u003eA tale of first love that hits all the right notes . . . [it] just might be the \u003cb\u003esweetest \u003c\/b\u003ebook to brighten your late summer * Washington Post *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelectable \u003c\/b\u003e. . . Nicholls treats you to a satisfying glimpse into the future, where characters make a curtain call as adults . . . 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