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Normal People

Subgenre
romance
Edition year
2018-08-28
Rating
★ 3.7 · 1851 ratingsExternal reader rating · Hardcover
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Connell and Marianne’s relationship develops from an awkward conversation and growing friendship into love as they mature in the same small Irish town, repeatedly trying but failing to stay apart.

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  • Small Town Romance: “Connell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland” source
  • Friends to Lovers: “Normal People is a story of mutual fascination, friendship and love.” source
  • Slow Burn: “It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find they can't.” source

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