Normal People
By Sally Rooney
'The literary phenomenon of the decade.' Guardian
'The book that defined a generation.' Stylist
** Read the modern classic behind the BAFTA-winning series. **
Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In 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.
Normal People is a 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 they can't.
'Tender and devastating.' Guardian
'A book to cancel plans for.' Grazia
'A classic coming-of-age love story.' Vogue
Sally Rooney's book 'Normal People' was a #1 Sunday Times bestseller w/c 2018-12-24
You might say Normal People is a love story, and you’d be right. But it’s so much more! It’s a social commentary, it’s modern, it’s realistic, and it shows how young people change and grow as they fall in and out of love. Class difference rears its ugly head and has more than a little to do with the bumps in the road which the central characters Marianne and Connell have to navigate. The Irish setting, from inner city Dublin to the countryside of County Sligo will encourage you to brave the weather and visit one of Europe’s most beautiful countries. Sally Rooney’s books will set you on your way."
