An evening with David Nicholls, in conversation with Eithne Shortall

Sweet sorrow is a novel about the joy and angst of first love, the potency of friendship, the worry and the misery too. It is a tragicomedy about a turning point in the life of an unremarkable young man who is suddenly offered an opportunity to change his fortunes. David Nicholls, the bestselling author of Starter for Ten, One Day and Us, aims to make the reader think, ‘yes, I remember exactly what that felt like’. Few writers can tug at the heartstrings as convincingly and eloquently as David Nicholls. His most recent screenwriting credits include Patrick Melrose, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, adapted from the novels by Edward St Aubyn.

Recorded at dlr LexIcon on Monday 22 July 2019

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