{"product_id":"normal-people-the-scripts-isbn-9780593447796","title":"Normal People: The Scripts","description":"\u003cb\u003eDelve deeper into the \u003cb\u003eEmmy- and Golden Globe–nominated\u003c\/b\u003e Hulu series based on Sally Rooney's bestselling novel with this must-have collection of the \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e scripts, featuring behind-the-scenes photos and an introduction by director Lenny Abrahamson.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e“You know, I did used to think that I could read your mind at times.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eIn bed you mean.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eYeah. And afterwards but I dunno maybe that's normal.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eIt’s not.”\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnell and Marianne grow up in the same small town in the west of Ireland, but the similarities end there. In school, Connell is popular. Marianne is a loner. But when the two strike up a conversation, something life-changing begins.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith an introduction by director Lenny Abrahamson and featuring iconic images from the show, \u003ci\u003eNormal People: The Scripts\u003c\/i\u003e contains the complete screenplays of the acclaimed Emmy- and Golden Globe–nominated television drama that\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e called \u003ci\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003ean unusually thoughtful and moving depiction of young people’s emotional lives.”\u003cb\u003ePraise for Sally Rooney’s \u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Rooney] has invented a sensibility entirely of her own: sunny and sharp, free of artifice but overflowing with wisdom and intensity. . . . The novel touches on class, politics, and power dynamics and brims with the sparky, witty conversation that Rooney’s fans will recognize.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A future classic.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003c\/i\u003eRooney is a tough girl; her papercut-sharp sensibility is much more akin to writers like Rachel Kushner, Mary Gaitskill, and the pre–\u003ci\u003eManhattan Beach \u003c\/i\u003eJennifer Egan\u003ci\u003e. . . . Normal People\u003c\/i\u003e is a nuanced and flinty love story about two young people who ‘get’ each other, despite class differences and the interference of their own vigorous personal demons. But honestly, Sally Rooney could write a novel about bath mats and I’d still read it. She’s that good and that singular a writer.”\u003cb\u003e—Maureen Corrigan, NPR’s \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “[Rooney] has written two fresh and accessible novels. . . . There is so much to say about Rooney’s fiction—in my experience, when people who’ve read her meet they tend to peel off into corners to talk.”\u003cb\u003e—Dwight Garner, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“[Rooney’s] two carefully observed and gentle comedies of manners . . . are tender portraits of Irish college students. . . . Remarkably precise—she captures meticulously the way a generation raised on social data thinks and talks\u003cb\u003e.”—\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eNormal People\u003c\/i\u003e tackles millennial concerns with nineteenth-century wit . . . the millennial generation would no doubt be happy to accept her as its spokesperson were she so inclined.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I’m transfixed by the way Rooney works, and I’m hardly the only one . . . like any confident couturier, she’s slicing the free flow of words into the perfect shape. . . . She writes about tricky commonplace things (text messages, sex) with a familiarity no one else has.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Funny and intellectually agile . . . [combines] deft social observation—especially of shifts of power between individuals and groups—with acute feeling . . . [Rooney is] a master of the kind of millennial deadpan that appears to skewer a whole life and personality in a sentence or two.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eHarper’s Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Beautifully observed . . . crackles with vivid insight into what it means to be young and in love today.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“I went into a tunnel with this book and didn’t want to come out. Absolutely engrossing and surprisingly heart-breaking with more depth, subtlety, and insight than any one novel deserves. Young love is a subject of much scorn, but Rooney understands the cataclysmic effects our youth has on the people we become. She has restored not only love’s dignity, but also its significance.”\u003cb\u003e—Stephanie Danler, author of \u003ci\u003eSweetbitter\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Masterfully done. The quality of Rooney’s writing, particularly in the psychologically wrought sex scenes, cannot be understated as she brilliantly provides a window into her protagonists’ true selves.”\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e (starred review)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eSally Rooney\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the west of Ireland in 1991. Her work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGranta,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe London Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e. Winner of the \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Young Writer of the Year Award, she is the author of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Friends\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2019, she was named to the inaugural \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003e100 Next list.\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINT. SCHOOL CORRIDORS – Day\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRear view of Marianne walking through school. She is determined. Uniformed teens are milling about the corridors as she passes by without a glance at them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003eEric and Connell talking by the lockers. Marianne walks past them, Connell glances up as she passes. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eERIC\u003cbr\u003e It’s a simple game. You’ve fifteen players, give one of them the ball, get it into the net. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarianne goes to her locker and looks over at Connell. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONNELL\u003cbr\u003eVery simple. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eERIC\u003cbr\u003eIsn’t it. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROB\u003cbr\u003eBrilliant.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe camera pans to Rob leaning on a bench opposite them. Rachel approaches – blonde, pretty. The boys are stood in front of her locker. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eERIC\u003cbr\u003e How’s it going, Rachel? Talking tactics for the game. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROB\u003cbr\u003e We’re getting a master class. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel seems unimpressed. Marianne furtively looks across. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRACHEL \u003cbr\u003eHow incredibly boring of you. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eERIC \u003cbr\u003eYeah, did you get your hair done?   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRACHEL\u003cbr\u003eI did, yeah. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConnell looks at Rachel and smiles at his friend’s attempt to compliment her.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eERIC\u003cbr\u003eIt’s very pretty. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnell smiles. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRACHEL\u003cbr\u003e Thanks. Can I use my locker by any chance? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarianne walks away. Connell turns his head to follow her. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONNELL AND ERIC\u003cbr\u003eYeah. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRachel persists. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRACHEL\u003cbr\u003e Yeah, I sort of need you to move, Connell. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONNELL \u003cbr\u003e I’m sorry, excuse me. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRob mimics his awkward exchange. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eROB\u003cbr\u003eUh, sorry, excuse me. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eConnell brushes it off. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONNELL \u003cbr\u003eAlright, relax would you. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINT. CLASSROOM – Day \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe teacher addresses the class. Marianne stares out the window. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR KERRIGAN\u003cbr\u003e But you know that’s important because it’s turned up in the exam twice out of the last three years. Marianne . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARIANNE\u003cbr\u003eYeah?  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR KERRIGAN\u003cbr\u003e Something outside caught your attention?        \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARIANNE\u003cbr\u003eI suppose so.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR KERRIGAN\u003cbr\u003eEyes forward, okay?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARIANNE  \u003cbr\u003eI wasn’t aware my eye line fell under the jurisdiction of school rules. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR KERRIGAN\u003cbr\u003e Trying to impress your classmates? They don’t look too impressed to me. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARIANNE\u003cbr\u003e I’m pretty sure I was just looking out the window. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eERIC \u003cbr\u003e Come on, Sheridan. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR KERRIGAN\u003cbr\u003e If you’re staring out the window daydreaming then you’re not learning, are you, Marianne? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARIANNE\u003cbr\u003e Don’t delude yourself. I’ve nothing to learn from you. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMR KERRIGAN \u003cbr\u003eOkay, in that case, Principal’s office. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMr Kerrigan gestures to Marianne that she should leave the classroom. Marianne closes her books. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARIANNE \u003cbr\u003eYeah, I might go there. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShe gets up. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMARIANNE\u003cbr\u003e Or I might just head home. 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