This Winter: A Solitaire Novella

“When people know you're mentally ill, most either want to ignore it completely or treat you like you're strange, scary or fascinating.”

The festive season isn't always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie. And this year's going to be harder than most.

I used to think that difficult was better than boring, but I know better now…

I’m not going to think about the past few months, about Charlie and me, and all of the sad. I’m going to block it all out Just for today.

"Happy Christmas, " I say.

  Product Info

Publisher: ‎ HarperCollinsChildren’sBooks
Date: October 15, 2020
Language: ‎ English
ISBN-13: ‎ 9780008147884
Reading age: ‎ 13 Full Description

A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman’s acclaimed debut novel Solitaire and graphic novel series Heartstopper – soon to be a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize winning Loveless.

The festive season isn't always happy for Tori Spring and her brother Charlie. And this year's going to be harder than most.

I used to think that difficult was better than boring, but I know better now…

I’m not going to think about the past few months, about Charlie and me, and all of the sad. I’m going to block it all out Just for today.

"Happy Christmas, " I say.
Content Warnings

Eating disorder
Mental illness
Self harm
Homophobia
Suicide attempt
Cursing
Suicidal thoughts
Ableism
Alcohol
Panic attacks/disorders
Medical content
Outing
Body shaming
Bullying
Grief
Schizophrenia/Psychosis
Dysphoria