![]() ![]() ![]() Set in Ireland, the novel follows best friends Alice and Eileen, who are about to turn 30. ![]() While actions are described in minute detail, expressions and feelings leave us guessing. Yet unlike her previous books, the narrator of Beautiful World, Where Are You stays on the outside, meaning it’s less clear how we’re meant to relate to the characters. Like her other wildly successful novels, Normal People and Conversations with Friends, the book takes a deep dive into millennial life, written in Rooney’s unique style of prose: insightful and razor-sharp, with punctuation around speech deliberately omitted. Rooney fans will find much familiar territory in Beautiful World, Where Are You. It’s one of the biggest launches of 2021 – but can it live up to the hype? On launch day, numerous stores are opening early and giving out goody bags, and the book’s publisher, Faber, is opening a special pop-up shop in Shoreditch. Advance copies have already sold for hundreds of pounds on eBay and Depop, while yellow bucket hats embroidered with the book’s title, Beautiful World, Where Are You, are in high demand. Sally Rooney’s third novel launches tomorrow, and the excitement is palpable. ![]()
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