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Alice Oseman

A Heartstopper novella — THIS WINTER: TikTok made me buy it! From the YA Prize winning author and creator of Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER Paperback – 15 Oct. 2020

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A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman’s 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.

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.

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15 Oct. 2020
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12.9 x 1.1 x 19.8 cm
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0008412936
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Discover the stunning collection of YA novels from Alice Oseman, creator of the Netflix sensation, Heartstopper


Solitaire Tori Spring isn't sure how to be happy again. Then she meets Michael Holden, and they try to unmask the mysterious Solitaire (and survive A-Levels) in Alice Oseman's stunning, unflinching honest debut novel, which first introduced her fan-favourite Heartstopper characters Nick and Charlie.	Radio Silence Frances is on the path to Cambridge, even though she's not quite sure why she's so determined to get there. But when she meets the creator of her favourite podcast, a whole new world opens up - and studying may not be a part of it.	I Was Born For This Angel Rahimi is the world's biggest fan of boyband The Ark. Lead singer Jimmy Kaga-Ricci isn't sure how he ended up in this surreal celebrity life. And when the two collide, they'll both come crashing down to the real world...


Loveless Georgia loves romance stories, but she's never been fallen in love. And she's not sure she ever wants to. A thoughtful and heartrending exploration of asexuality, aromanticism and the meaning of true love.	Nick and Charlie The beloved Heartstopper characters Nick and Charlie find themselves at a crossroads when Nick heads off to university. Can this first love survive the distance, or are they just delaying the inevitable?	This Winter Reuniting Solitaire's Tori Spring, her little brother Charlie, and Charlie's boyfriend Nick, this novella sees the Spring siblings brave a particularly difficult festive season.


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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 you’ll 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

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TikTok made me buy it! From the YA Prize winning author and creator of Netflix series HEARTSTOPPER

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ HarperCollins Children's Books; 1st edition (15 Oct. 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 144 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0008412936
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0008412937
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 13 years and up
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 12.9 x 1.1 x 19.8 cm

Best Sellers Rank: 699 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Alice Oseman

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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. Her second, RADIO SILENCE, was released in early 2016, and her third, I WAS BORN FOR THIS, in 2018. She is also the creator of online webcomic HEARTSTOPPER, which is to be published in 2019.

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Georgia H

Careful, not official print. Printed by Amazon instead.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 5 May 2022

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The quality is actually so awful on this as Amazon seem to be printing their own copies which are 100% inferior to the real ones. Don’t waste your money, I’m sending the ones I’ve ordered back to get them from somewhere that’s more reliable.

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MJB

Heartstopping

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 April 2022

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Got hooked on the Netflix show and I needed to know more about the characters. This short story had me crying on my lunch break reading it. It just brought up so many memories and feelings from that time in my own life. I don’t think I’ve ever cried reading a book before, it’s not a sad read but the way it’s written just hit me. All of those awkward Christmas dinners summed up so well. Wish I’d had a Nick back then to be honest. I’m writing this as a 32yr old living a happy life, there’s just something about this that takes me back to being that age that no other book has ever done. Highly recommend the other heartstopper books too, they got me too!

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Lewis Cantle

Totally Unexpected and Now My Favourite Work By Alice Oseman!!!

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 June 2022

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I've recently read all four volumes of Heartstopper and just finished the Nick and Charlie novella, so obviously I needed a little bit more Nick and Charlie in my life. I wasn't sure what to expect from "This Winter", but I can honestly say that it doesn't have any business being as good as it is!!!

I think it is actually now my favourite work by Alice Oseman and that's a high standard to reach, as I absolutely love all of her other works that I've read!!! "This Winter" manages to tell a slightly heartbreaking, but all too relatable Christimas story including heavy-topics like mental health troubles and navigating difficult family dynamics around the holidays but in a warm, accessible and totally captivating way.

The story being written from Tori, Charlie and Oliver's perspectives is really charming and fleshes out their Christmas Day in a way that I couldn't have otherwise imagined possible! The Nick and Charlie parts are also as endearing as ever but so are the parts centred around the Spring and Nelson families respectively! I would wholeheartedly recommend "This Winter" to any Heartstopper or Alice Oseman fan!! :)

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DLDyus-Bonsell

Charlie Spring....

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2021

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This was hard to read, I’m glad that Heartstopper is lighter and happier because it means so much to people but it’s easy to forget what Charlie has really been through. How his family react to his sexuality and mental health is so frustrating but honest. Oliver is a gem that we do not deserve and Tori is such a great big sister that I wish she was mine.
TW for mental health, self harm, eating disorders - Nick is also just best boy...Love hip I’m so much.

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Pete in UK

Just good

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2022

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Reasonable story though a bit short (for the cost) to me it wasn't as good as 'Nick and Charlie' - its still wroth a read, especially if you are following the excellent story of the two young lovers but this one felt even more rushed than Nick & Charlie... maybe its the move from graphic novel format to novella, maybe I'm just older than the intended audience but either way for me this one felt a little weaker than the others.. maybe my expectations were too high because it is still good story.

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Cute, short Christmas novella

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 14 November 2021

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Did you love the Heartstopper graphic novels? Are you a fan of Charlie & Nick? Then this is a perfect short novella for you… Christmas. Tori (Charlie’s sister). Nick & family. Illustrated throughout, an easy festive read with the characters we have come to adore. However, it may not be quite the perfect Christmas Charlie hoped for while he still struggles with his eating disorder.

I could read about these characters all day. Beautiful story. Beautiful bonds. Loved it. Going to miss these lot. A well deserved four stars from me. Highly recommend.

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Carlos

More into the Hearstopper world

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 May 2022

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Every book gives more life to these characters, the small details, the drawings, the written gestures that suddenly come to life. Alice is a genius in my books, it has been a long time that I feel so attach to a story, to a world that is too real and at the same time top good to be true... how can you achieve both? She does... and I think it is a reflection of real life. Obviously Nick and Charlie's love is a nostalgia for me of the past, what it has been and what it could have been. This is a perfect Xmas episode in this world she has created. It could not have been any other way...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 May 2022

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lovely book of course but this is not printed by the publisher, it is printed by amazon (see picture) and there is some flaws in the way the cover is printed as well as cheap paper used.

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