"A story about first love is universally appealing to any age," he said in an interview. "Normal People," published in 2018 as Irish writer Rooney's second novel, traces the secretive, on and off again sometimes awkward relationship between smart but unpopular Marianne Sheridan and shy but popular Connell Waldron as they move from high school in a small Irish town to university in Dublin.

Source: International New York Times April 28, 2020 12:00 UTC