{"product_id":"normal-people-pb","title":"Normal People PB","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eNOW AN EMMY-NOMINATED HULU ORIGINAL SERIES • \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eNEW YORK TIMES\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e BESTSELLER • LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE • “A stunning novel about the transformative power of relationships” (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePeople\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e) from the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eConversations with Friends,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e “a master of the literary page-turner” (J. Courtney Sullivan).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e“[A] novel that demands to be read compulsively, in one sitting.”—\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eONE OF \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e’S TEN BEST NOVELS OF THE DECADE\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003ePeople, Slate,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e The New York Public Library, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHarvard Crimson\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnell and Marianne grew up in the same small town, but the similarities end there. At school, Connell is popular and well liked, while Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation—awkward but electrifying—something life changing begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA year later, they’re both studying at Trinity College in Dublin. Marianne has found her feet in a new social world while Connell hangs at the sidelines, shy and uncertain. Throughout their years at university, Marianne and Connell circle one another, straying toward other people and possibilities but always magnetically, irresistibly drawn back together. And as she veers into self-destruction and he begins to search for meaning elsewhere, each must confront how far they are willing to go to save the other.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNormal People\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the story of mutual fascination, friendship, and love. It takes us from that first conversation to the years beyond, in the company of two people who try to stay apart but find that they can’t.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eWINNER: The British Book Award, The Costa Book Award, The An Post Irish Novel of the Year, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eYoung Writer of the Year Award\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe New York Times Book Review, Oprah Daily, Time,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e NPR, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Washington Post, Vogue, Esquire, Glamour, Elle, Marie Claire, Vox, The Paris Review, Good Housekeeping, Town \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52045782548711,"sku":null,"price":4.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/3397\/3991\/files\/41rbNDbZUpL.webp?v=1778186064","url":"https:\/\/friendsmvl.org\/products\/normal-people-pb","provider":"Friends of the Mill Valley Library","version":"1.0","type":"link"}