Solitaire

Victoria "Tori" Spring returns to school after the holidays, feeling emotionally numb and disconnected from her peers. She observes her friends and classmates with a detached cynicism, feeling like an outsider in her own life. Tori's only real friend is Becky , but even that relationship feels superficial. She's plagued by a sense of meaninglessness, a lack of motivation, and a persistent sense that nothing will ever change. This emotional state is the backdrop for everything that follows, coloring her interactions and shaping her perspective on the world. Tori discovers a trail of Post-it not

Theme 1: Post-Holiday Numbness

This thread running through Solitaire gives the story its emotional weight. Alice Oseman weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.

Theme 2: The Solitaire Pranks Begin

This thread running through Solitaire gives the story its emotional weight. Alice Oseman weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.

Theme 3: Michael Holden Appears

This thread running through Solitaire gives the story its emotional weight. Alice Oseman weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.

What Readers Say About Solitaire

Solitaire has resonated with readers for its emotional honesty and vivid storytelling. Many describe finishing it in a single sitting — drawn forward by Alice Oseman's prose and an almost desperate need to know how it ends.

A Passage Worth Sitting With

"Post-Holiday Numbness" — Alice Oseman, Solitaire

About the Author

Alice Oseman is the author of Solitaire. Known for emotionally resonant storytelling, their work has found devoted readers across the globe.