Marianne and Connell grow up in the same small town in rural Ireland, but their lives are worlds apart. As they move from high school to university, their lives continue to intertwine in a profound and deeply moving story of first love, the power of connection, and the ways we shape and are shaped by the people we care about.
Anyone seeking a deeply emotional and honest exploration of intimacy, class, and the formative years of young adulthood, delivered with Rooney's trademark psychological depth.