Нормальні люди

Author: Sally Rooney

Publisher: Видавництво Старого Лева

Number of Pages: 312

Reader Age: Adult

Year of Publication: 2020

In school, Marianne and Connell pretend not to know each other. He is popular and adored by everyone; she is a lonely oddball who is openly mocked. However, an extraordinary connection forms between them that they decide to keep secret, forever changing their lives. Later, at college in Dublin, Marianne confidently fits into the social scene while Connell awkwardly searches for his place among the capital’s bohemians. Throughout their years of study, they continuously circle around each other, sometimes drifting apart, sometimes getting closer, but there remains something that irresistibly draws them together. Amid other relationships, Marianne’s tendency toward self-destruction, and Connell’s depression, they test how far they can go in their desire to simply be normal people and ultimately — unexpectedly — save each other. The book was published with the support of Literature Ireland.