'I couldn't put Normal People down – I didn't think I could love it as much as Conversations with Friends, but I did. It is intelligent, spare and mesmerising, and it sent me back to an earlier point in my life in such a vivid and real way, reanimating for me with that period of time (first love), which I had thought was lost to me forever, but which felt born again in the form of this book.' - Sheila Heti Sally Rooney understands the complexities of love, its radical intimacy, and how power is always shifting between people, and she tells her story in a way that feels new and old at the same time. 'One the best novels I have read in years. is a future classic.' - Kate Clanchy, The Observer 'Rooney is such a gifted, brave and adventurous writer, so exceptionally good at observing the lies people tell themselves on the deepest level, in noting how much we forgive, and above all in portraying love. Rooney is the best young novelist – indeed one of the best novelists – I’ve read in years.' - Olivia Laing, New Statesman They were distinguished by the distinctness of their voices. a tremendous read, full of insight and sweetness.' - Anne Enright, The Guardian The books written by the literary cohort that includes Margaret Atwood, Philip Roth, Michael Ondaatje, Joan Didion, Toni Morrison, Raymond Carver and so on shared a vision of literature, an understanding of their social purpose, and even a moral certainty. Sally Rooney has produced a second novel, Normal People. 'It is time to take a sharp inhale, people. 'Brilliantly done: gripping, steamy, unbearably sad.' - Telegraph It's worth thinking about.' - Irish Independent ' Beautiful World, Where Are You is not just worth reading. 'Written with immense skill and illuminated by an endlessly incisive intelligence.' - Irish Times

'The book moved me to tears more than once.

There is a touching honesty and truthfulness in these pages, along with a quiet brilliance.' - Financial Times The dialogue never falters, and the prose burns up the page.' - Guardian

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