Cambridge Edition September 2019

BOOK CLUB

CAMBRIDGE EDI T ION

BRINGING YOU TOP NEW FICTION PICKS, AUTHOR INTERVIEWS, DISCOUNTS AND LOTS MORE BOOK CHAT, THE EDITION BOOK CLUB IS A PARTNERSHIP WITH CAMBRIDGE LITERARY FESTIVAL AND HEFFERS

new David Nicholls book,” says the press release, β€œis a major publishing event” – and they don’t just mean logistics. The internationally bestselling author’s books are adored by readers and critics alike: his third novel, One Day , was published ten years ago and won the 2010 Galaxy Book Of The Year Award: Us , his fourth book, was longlisted for the Booker. David’s very human and very humorous style both breaks your heart and gives you hope, and his experience and talent for screenwriting means it’s all too easy to visualise the events of his stories as the narratives unfold. In short, they’re unmissable – and Sweet Sorrow , his newest creation, is no exception. Though part of the appeal of David Nicholls’ books is that certain emotions, feelings and challenges are universal experiences – such as first love, and growing up – for anyone who came of age in the 90s, Sweet Sorrow is a double dose of soft, sun-soaked nostalgia. Set in June 1997, the summer after the main character Charlie Lewis has taken his GCSEs, this poignant book charts that uncertain time when there’s no more revision to do and everything is changing – and not necessarily for the better. At home Charlie is effectively caring for his father, who is battling his own demons around his broken marriage and loss of purpose, and the future holds a great deal of uncertainty. But then one day SWEET SORROW BY DAVID NICHOLLS WORDS BY CHARLOTTE GRIFFITHS FUNNY, MOVING AND NOSTALGIC, THIS COMING-OF- AGE NOVEL PERFECTLY CAPTURES THE AGONY AND EXHILARATION OF FIRST LOVE AND THE CONFUSION OF THE TEEN YEARS

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