David Nicholls, the bestselling author of One Day, returns with a humorous yet bittersweet coming-of-age novel, Sweet Sorrow. Sixteen-year-old Charlie Lewis spends much of his life looking after his depressed father and dreading the future. Until that is, Fran Fisher comes into his life and gives him hope. To spend the with Fran, Charlie needs to join The Company – the price of hope is Shakespeare. Twenty years later, on the verge of marriage Charlie must come to terms with his relationship with Fran, his friends, and his former self.