{"title":"Sally Rooney","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"normal-people-sally-rooney-paperback-1","title":"Normal People -- Sally Rooney, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES - \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e BESTSELLER - \"A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships\" (\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e) from the author of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Friends, \u003c\/i\u003e \"a master of the literary page-turner\" (J. 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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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Arguably the buzziest novel of the season, Sally Rooney's elegant sophomore effort . . . is a worthy successor to \u003ci\u003eConversations with Friends\u003c\/i\u003e. Here, again, she unflinchingly explores class dynamics and young love with wit and nuance.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" 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.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sally Rooney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Random House Large Print Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/11\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.70h x 5.50w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593168202\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Rooney\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the west of Ireland in 1991. 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