Nick and Charlie: A Solitaire Novella
âYou're. it's hard to explain. It's like, if you had to provide evidence for soul mates, everyone would pick you two.â
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right?
CHARLIE: âI 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.â
NICK: âThings 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 thatâs fine with us.â
Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple â that theyâre inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyoneâs asking if theyâre staying together, which is a stupid question â theyâre âNick and Charlieâ for Godâs 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 foreverâ¦
Product Info
Publisher: â HarperCollinsChildrenâsBooks
Date: August 6, 2020
Language: â English
ISBN-13: â 978-0008389666
Reading age: â 13 Full Description
A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Osemanâs acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper â soon to be a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless.
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right?
CHARLIE: âI 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.â
NICK: âThings 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 thatâs fine with us.â
Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple â that theyâre inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind at Sixth Form. Everyoneâs asking if theyâre staying together, which is a stupid question â theyâre âNick and Charlieâ for Godâs 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⦠Content Warnings
Alcohol
Eating disorder
Mental illness
Cursing
Sexual content
Abandonment
Homophobia
Panic attacks/disorders
Bullying
Self harm
Suicidal thoughts
Vomit
Grief
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