NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES - NEW YORK TIMES
BESTSELLER - "A stunning novel about the transformative power of
relationships" (People) from the author of Conversations with
Friends, "a master of the literary page-turner" (J. Courtney
Sullivan).
**ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE--*Entertainment Weekly
**TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--People, Slate, The New York Public
Library, *Harvard Crimson
AND BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR--The New York Times, The New York Times
Book Review, O: The Oprah Magazine, Time, NPR, The Washington
Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, Vox, The Paris
Review, Good Housekeeping, Town & Country
Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the
similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked,
while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a
conversation--awkward but electrifying--something life changing begins.
A year later, they're both studying at Trinity College in Dublin.
Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at
the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university,
Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people
and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back
together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search
for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go
to save the other.
Normal People is the story of mutual fascination, friendship and love.
It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the
company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can't.
Praise for Normal People
"[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one
sitting."--The Washington Post
**
"Arguably the buzziest novel of the season, Sally Rooney's elegant
sophomore effort . . . is a worthy successor to Conversations with
Friends. Here, again, she unflinchingly explores class dynamics and
young love with wit and nuance."--The Wall Street Journal**
"[Rooney] has been hailed as the first great millennial novelist for
her stories of love and late capitalism. . . . [She writes] some of
the best dialogue I've read."--The New Yorker
