u003cbu003eSally Rooney set the books world buzzing in 2017 with her debut u003ciu003eConversations With Friendsu003c/iu003e; u003ciu003eNormal Peopleu003c/iu003e is a girl-meets-boy story with a difference, interrogating the difficulties of sincere communication in a complicated, post-ironic world.u003c/bu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'THE LITERARY PHENOMENON OF THE DECADE' - u003ciu003eGuardianu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e NOW A MAJOR TV SERIES WHICH WILL PREMIERE IN AUSTRALIA ON STAN ON APRIL 27u003cbru003e u003cbru003e Winner of the 2019 Novel of the Year and Book of the Year at the British Book Awardsu003cbru003e Winner of the 2018 Costa Novel Awardu003cbru003e Winner of Specsavers National Book Awards International Author of the Yearu003cbru003e Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2018u003cbru003e Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction 2019u003cbru003e 'Effortlessly brilliant ... tender and devastating.' - u003ciu003eGuardianu003c/iu003e Books of the Yearu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e u003ciu003eNormal Peopleu003c/iu003e 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.u003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'Brilliant ... It takes immense talent to write this well and make it look so easy ... This is a novel that one enjoys like comfort food, with delight, all in a rush, and only once it has been consumed does one realise how formidable and nourishing it is, how heavy it sits inside you, a treat you'll be digesting long after you leave the table.' - u003ciu003eThe Australianu003c/iu003eu003ciu003eu003cbru003eu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e 'Rooney's work is undeniably a voice for millennial fiction. My generation. Reading it felt like someone had captured my thoughts (even the secret ones) and made me feel less alone - until it ended, and then it was heartbreaking.' - Annie Brown, u003ciu003eGood Weekend, Sydney Morning Heraldu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'In u003ciu003eNormal Peopleu003c/iu003e, Sally Rooney essentially gives us a field guide to relating to other humans - with the in-built pleasures of an exceptionally good literary romance.' - u003ciu003eSydney Morning Heraldu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'What makes Rooney's books so captivating and impossible to put down is the way she crafts characters and dialogue-at times, the conversations in her books can seem so real that you almost feel like you're eavesdropping on something you shouldn't be.' - u003ciu003eVanity Fairu003c/iu003eu003cbru003e u003cbru003e 'The first great millennial novelist.' - u003ciu003eThe New Yorkeru003c/iu003e
