Sweet Sorrow
the sunday times bestselling novel from the author of one day and you are here
$22.80
- Paperback
416 pages
- Release Date
10 August 2020
Summary
Sweet Sorrow: A Summer of First Love and Shakespeare
‘That most rare and coveted of literary feats: a popular novel of serious merit, a bestseller that will also endure.’ Observer
‘Triumph … the sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending.’ The Sunday Times
‘Pitch perfect … Exquisite … Terrific … Very funny … Though Sweet Sorrow is certainly pulse-quickening enough to absorb read…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781444715422 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1444715429 |
| Author: | David Nicholls |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Sceptre |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 416 |
| Release Date: | 10 August 2020 |
| Weight: | 310g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 128mm x 32mm |
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Praise for David Nicholls
Such a beautiful book. Captures perfectly a moment in time we’ve all experienced.
It’s just perfect in every way.It’s everything a story should be. Beautiful and clear and heartfelt, and it will do what all brilliant stories do: it will find the very pinpoint of who you are and it will stay there.Astutely observed, and almost painfully nostalgic, SWEET SORROW reads like a true story.Nicholls’ literary talents are impressive … the sense of nostalgia is visceral and intense, almost time-bending. - The Sunday TimesHe’s such a genius. His novels are relatable and recognizable, but also surprising, breath-taking and life-enhancingPoignant and insightful - IndependentA big-hearted book with wonderful set-pieces … beautifully funny and touching … his books always seem as fresh as they are wise and funny. - Literary ReviewAbout The Author
David Nicholls
David Nicholls is the bestselling author of Starter for Ten, The Understudy, One Day, Us, Sweet Sorrow and You Are Here. One Day was published in 2009 to extraordinary critical acclaim: translated into 40 languages, it became a global bestseller, selling millions of copies worldwide. His fourth novel, Us, was longlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction.
On screen, David has written adaptations of Far from the Madding Crowd, When Did You Last See Your Father? and Great Expectations, as well as of his own novels, Starter for Ten, One Day and Us. His adaptation of Edward St Aubyn’s Patrick Melrose, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, was nominated for an Emmy and won him a BAFTA for best writer. The Netflix adaptation of One Day was executive-produced by David.
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