Best novel this year by a country mile is Normal People by Sally Rooney . . . Brilliant., Spectator Books of the Year 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. Tender and devastating.' Guardian 'A book to cancel plans for.' Grazia 'A classic coming-of-age love story.' VogueConnell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there.

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I enjoyed this book having first watched the television series which kept very true to the book. An interesting depth of the insecurities and misunderstandings of 2 young teenagers who start a relationship in schooldays through to their university years. A beautiful portrayal of a deep true love between Connell and Marianne. I enjoyed this book having first watched the television series which kept very true to the book. An interesting depth of the insecurities and misunderstandings of 2 young teenagers who start a relationship in schooldays through to their university years. A beautiful portrayal of a deep true love between Connell and Marianne. I am very fussy with literature but this book held me until the end. It wasn’t the best book I have ever read but the author certainly captures the essence of young love from the perspective of both characters. I am very fussy with literature but this book held me until the end. It wasn’t the best book I have ever read but the author certainly captures the essence of young love from the perspective of both characters. Sally Rooney set the books world buzzing in 2017 with her debut Conversations With Friends; Normal People is a girl-meets-boy story with a difference, interrogating the difficulties of sincere communication in a complicated, post-ironic world.Forgotten the title or the author of a book? Our BookSleuth is specially designed for you. Visit BookSleuth Interesting novel and easy to read but quite difficult to follow in places as there are no speech marks so it's not always easy to follow whether it is description or a comment made by the characters. I also did not enjoy the unfinished and abrupt ending! Interesting novel and easy to read but quite difficult to follow in places as there are no speech marks so it's not always easy to follow whether it is description or a comment made by the characters. I also did not enjoy the unfinished and abrupt ending! The best young novelist - indeed one of the best novelists - I've read in years. -- Olivia Laing, New Statesman Products can be returned in store, or by post, for exchange or credit as long as they are returned in saleable condition within 28 days. 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.

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Lovely story, interesting characters. As I had already seen the series, I could easily relate to the book. Hand on heart, I preferred the TV series more, as they brought the characters to life and I found it easier to follow. In the book, the storyline fluctuated too often between current and past tense, which I found a little confusing. Lovely story, interesting characters. As I had already seen the series, I could easily relate to the book. Hand on heart, I preferred the TV series more, as they brought the characters to life and I found it easier to follow. In the book, the storyline fluctuated too often between current and past tense, which I found a little confusing. Digital Reads A Curse For True Love : the thrilling final book in the Once Upon a Broken Heart series 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.Rooney has given us a spellbinding twenty-first-century love story, and asserted herself as one of the major young writers in the English-speaking world., TLS