Normal People

New York Times Bestseller • Now an Emmy-Nominated Hulu Original Series • Longlisted for the Booker Prize • One of Entertainment Weekly's Ten Best Novels of the Decade

"A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships." — People
"A novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting." — The Washington Post

Winner: The British Book Award • The Costa Book Award • The An Post Irish Novel of the Year • Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award

Connell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At 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.

A year later, they're both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together.

As she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.

Normal People is the story of mutual fascination, friendship, and love — from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can't.

📖 Paperback | 304 pages