Sweet Sorrow by David Nicholls is a coming-of-age novel that follows sixteen-year-old Charlie Lewis during a transformative summer in 1997.
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Book Blurb
One life-changing summer, Charlie meets Fran…David Nicholls’s highly anticipated new novel, narrated by Rory Kinnear.
In 1997, Charlie Lewis is the kind of boy you don’t remember in the school photograph. His exams have not gone well. At home he is looking after his father, when surely it should be the other way round, and if he thinks about the future at all, it is with a kind of dread.
Then Fran Fisher bursts into his life and despite himself, Charlie begins to hope.
But if Charlie wants to be with Fran, he must take on a challenge that could lose him the respect of his friends and require him to become a different person. He must join the Company. And if the Company sounds like a cult, the truth is even more appalling.
About the Author
David Nicholls is a bestselling author known for writing warm and funny novels about love and life. I love his writing and his stories are always full of relatable characters and bittersweet moments.
David Nicholls isn’t just an author, he’s also a successful screenwriter. He’s brought to life various stories on the big and small screens, from classics like Great Expectations to his own beloved novels like One Day. His adaptation of Patrick Melrose even bagged him a BAFTA and an Emmy nod, proving his knack for storytelling isn’t limited to writing novels.
David Nicholls also serves as the Executive Producer and contributing screenwriter for the new Netflix adaptation of One Day. It’s well worth a watch if you haven’t already, it’s such a great adaptation that really stays loyal to the book.
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