2020 ALA Notable Books for Adults (nominee)
2020 British Book Award 30 from 30 Special Award (shortlist)
2019 British Book Award Fiction Book of the Year
2019 Encore Award
2018 Booker Prize (longlist)
2018 Costa Book Award for Best Novel
'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
Genre: Literary Fiction
'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
Genre: Literary Fiction
Praise for this book
"Sally Rooney is a writer going all the way to the top." - Colin Barrett
"I went into a tunnel with this book and didn’t want to come out. Absolutely engrossing and surprisingly heart-breaking with more depth, subtlety, and insight than any one novel deserves. Young love is a subject of much scorn, but Rooney understands the cataclysmic effects our youth has on the people we become. She has restored not only love’s dignity, but also its significance." - Stephanie Danler
"I went into a tunnel with this book and didn’t want to come out. Absolutely engrossing and surprisingly heart-breaking with more depth, subtlety, and insight than any one novel deserves. Young love is a subject of much scorn, but Rooney understands the cataclysmic effects our youth has on the people we become. She has restored not only love’s dignity, but also its significance." - Stephanie Danler
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