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At this point, it feels as though there is very little interesting left that can be said about Sally Rooney. Every criticism has been mined, every degree of adulation expressed. Seven years on from her dazzling debut Conversations With Friends, and particularly since the stratospheric success of Normal People the…

With her fourth novel, the Normal People author leans fully into her talent, creating a funny, tender tale of two grieving brothers and their messy love lives that’s utterly perfect

With her fourth novel, Rooney has discovered her full literary prowess – the reward is transcendent

For most of her life she’s lived without running water, electricity and a fridge. Her toilet is often clogged so she goes to the bathroom in the bush