Nick and Charlie (A Heartstopper novella)

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With special bonus content a brand new Q&A with Alice Oseman

A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Osemans acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper now a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right

CHARLIE: I have been going out with Nick Nelson for two years. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound felt-tips make on paper, rain and drawing on shoes. He also likes me.

NICK: Things me and Charlie Spring do together include: Watch films. Sit in the same room on different laptops. Text each other from different rooms. Make out. Make food. Make drinks. Get drunk. Talk. Argue. Laugh. Maybe we're kind of boring. But thats fine with us.

Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple that theyre inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyones asking if theyre staying together, which is a stupid question theyre Nick and Charlie for Gods sake!

But as the time to say goodbye gets inevitably closer, both Nick and Charlie question whether their love is strong enough to survive being apart. Or are they delaying the inevitable Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever

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Praise for SOLITAIRE:

The Catcher in the Rye for the digital age The Times

The most honest and authentic account of modern teenage life that youll read this year outstanding contemporary fiction with appeal to fans of John Green. The Bookseller

A very authentic, teenage voice Sunday Times

Solitaire is an extraordinary novel [Oseman] has captured her characters rage, humour and insecurity with aplomb. The Financial Times

Oseman proves herself a clever, witty writer Publishers Weekly

Full of wit, cynicism, sarcasm and humour. This book is relatable yet original at the same time. Goodreads review

Author Bio

Alice Oseman was born in 1994 in Kent, England. She completed a degree in English at Durham University in 2016 and is currently a full-time writer and illustrator. Alice can usually be found staring aimlessly at computer screens, questioning the meaninglessness of existence, or doing anything and everything to avoid getting an office job. Alice's first book, SOLITAIRE, was published when she was nineteen.