The story follows the twists and turns of a relationship between Marianne and Connell, who meet as school kids in a small-town west of Ireland.īookish, outsider Marianne couldn’t be more different to popular, sporty Connell but their lives become entwined when Connell picks up his mother from her cleaning job at Marianne’s house. Though she is the best student in her grade, Marianne is disciplined for looking out of a window in class.
Connell and Mariannes high school places value on blind obedience and routine over actual learning. 'I couldn’t be happier with the cast and team we’ve put together, and I’m very excited to watch them bringing new life to the story on screen,' she said. In this novel, Sally Rooney offers a sharp critique of both secondary-school and elite university educational norms. Speaking about her reaction to Normal People being made into a TV show, she previously told the BBC that it's 'a special privilege' to work alongside director Lenny Abrahamson on the adaptation. The author was also named The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year in 2017. She has since gained praise from celebrities including Zadie Smith and Taylor Swift, been longlisted for The Man Booker Prize 2018, voted as the 2018 Waterstones' Book of the Year, won Best Novel at the 2018 Costa Book Awards, and longlisted for the Women’s Prize for fiction.
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