This Winter (A Heartstopper novella), known simply as This Winter, is one of the two Solitaire novellas. It is set the winter before Solitaire and is written from the Spring siblings' perspective. Originally published as an eBook on November 5, 2015, it was re-published as a paperback with edits and illustrations on October 15, 2020 in the UK, and it was also published on September 5, 2023 in the US, by Scholastic Inc.
Blurb
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.
The festive season isn't always happy for Tori and her brother Charlie. And this year's going to be harder than most.
Trivia
- The original full title used to be "This Winter (A Solitaire novella)". However, it was changed when it was republished, likely because of Heartstopper's success.