Normal People

Description

Title: Normal People
Author: Sally Rooney
Publisher: Faber & Faber, 2018
Format: Paperback
Language: English
ISBN-13: 9780571334650

Normal People by Sally Rooney is a contemporary literary novel about love, friendship, class, intimacy, and the complicated ways two people can shape each other’s lives. The story follows Connell and Marianne, who grow up in the same small Irish town but occupy very different social worlds.

Their connection begins in school and continues through university, shifting between closeness, misunderstanding, desire, distance, and emotional dependence. Rooney writes with sharp attention to conversation, silence, insecurity, and the small choices that can change a relationship over time.

This paperback edition is suitable for readers who enjoy literary fiction, modern romance, coming-of-age stories, campus fiction, and emotionally realistic character studies. It is especially appealing for readers interested in quiet, intelligent novels about young adulthood, social pressure, and human connection.