Alice finishes her degree, and starts writing novels.
Over the years, they all maintain their connection, despite the different turns their lives take.Įileen completes several degrees in literature and writing, and starts working as an editor for a small literary magazine. Through college, Eileen meets Alice, and they become fast friends. Simon is also living in the city, and pursuing a career in politics. Therefore, when her neighbor, Simon, shows an interest in being her friend, Eileen grows attached to him, and reliant upon their friendship.Įventually, Eileen leaves home for college in Dublin. Throughout her childhood, Eileen often feels alone, despairing, and rejected. The following summary employs a linear form, and the present tense.Įileen grows up in County Galway, Ireland, with her parents, Pat and Mary, and her older sister, Lola. The chapters shift back and forth between third person narrative renderings of best friends Alice's and Eileen's lives, and first person excerpts from their email exchanges.
Sally Rooney's novel Beautiful World, Where Are You is written from both the third and first person points of view, and employs an unconventional narrative structure.
The following version of this book was used to create the guide: Rooney, Sally.
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