With special content – a new Q&A with Alice Oseman.

A short novella based on the beloved characters from Alice Oseman's famous debut, Solitaire, and the Heartstopper graphic novel series – now also a major Netflix series. From the author of the 2021 YA Book Prize-winning novel, Loveless.

Absence makes the heart grow fonder, right?

CHARLIE: “I've been going out with Nick Nelson for two years now. He likes rugby, Formula 1, dogs, the Marvel universe, the sound of pens on paper, rain, and drawing on shoes. I like him too.”

NICK: “The things we do together as a couple include: watching films. Sitting in the same room with different computers. Messaging from different rooms. Kissing. Cooking. Making drinks. Getting drunk. Talking. Arguing. Laughing. It might be a bit boring. But that’s fine with us.”

Everyone knows that Nick and Charlie are the perfect couple – that they’re inseparable. But now Nick is leaving for university, and Charlie will be left behind in Sixth Form. Everyone's asking if they’ll stay together, which is a stupid question – they're ‘Nick and Charlie’ for God’s sake!

But as the time to say goodbye draws closer, they both start to wonder if their love is strong enough to survive being apart from each other. Or are they just deferring the inevitable? Because everyone knows that first loves rarely last forever...

Pages: 192, Dimensions: 12.9x12.9cm