Normal People
by Sally Rooney
Buy on AmazonThe beauty of novels is that they can briefly reveal to us a path inward, to show us our hurts, loves and fears. By that measure, Sally Rooney has written a remarkable one. Her book Normal People is the story of a young couple in Ireland who want only and desperately to understand each other, even though, like all of us, they’re unable to understand even themselves.
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"The beauty of novels is that they can briefly reveal to us a path inward, to show us our hurts, loves and fears. By that measure, Sally Rooney has written a remarkable one. Her book Normal People is the story of a young couple in Ireland who want only and desperately to understand each other, even though, like all of us, they’re unable to understand even themselves."
NPR Books We Love — 2019 · apps.npr.org
"Right now it is the British edition of Sally Rooney's brilliant, enigmatic new novel, Normal People."
By the Book: Janet Malcolmn · nytimes.com
"I love Aoife McMahon's narration of Sally Rooney's "Normal People" and "Conversations With Friends." I love getting a feel for the Irish rhythms of Rooney's prose... very soothing."
By the Book: Jennifer Croft · nytimes.com