Normal People: A Novel(PDF) (Print)

NOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES ¥ NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ¥ ÒA stunning novel about the transformative power of relationshipsÓ (People) from the author of Conversations with Friends, Òa master of the literary page-turnerÓ (J. Courtney Sullivan).
 
ONE OF THE TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADEÑEntertainment Weekly

TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARÑPeople, Slate, The New York Public Library, Harvard Crimson

AND BEST BOOKS OF THE YEARÑThe 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 conversationÑawkward but electrifyingÑsomething life changing begins.

A year later, theyÕre 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 canÕt.
 
Praise for Normal People
 
Ò[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.ÓÑThe Washington Post

ÒArguably the buzziest novel of the season, Sally RooneyÕs 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.ÓÑThe Wall Street Journal

Ò[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 IÕve read.ÓÑThe New Yorker