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.
'The literary phenomenon of the decade.' - Guardian
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Sally Rooney was born in 1991 and lives in Dublin. Her work has appeared in the New Yorker, Granta, The White Review, The Dublin Review, The Stinging Fly, Kevin Barry's Stonecutter and The Winter Page anthology. Her debut novel, Conversations with Friends, was the most popular debut in the 2017 end-of-year round-ups. Rooney was shortlisted for the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award for 'Mr Salary' and was the winner of the Sunday Times/PFD Young Writer of the Year Award.
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她闭上双眼。他或许不会再回来了,她心想,或许他会回来,却变成另外一个人。他们现在拥有的将一去不复返。然而对她而言,孤独的痛苦远比不上她曾经的痛苦,那种觉得自己一文不值的痛苦。他将美德给了她,现在它是她的东西了。与此同时,他的人生在他面前展开,通往四面八方。他们为此做了很多好事。真的,她心想,真的。一个人真的可以改变另一个人。
如果人们悲伤时会做一些没有意义的事,那只是因为人的生命没有任何意义,这才是悲伤呈现出的真相。
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