Exceptional tale in Normal love
Irish Sunday Mirror|April 26, 2020
Hit Irish novel to delight fans as new drama
Exceptional tale in Normal love

Oscar-nominated director Lenny Abrahamson (Room) says he felt compelled to make a screen adaptation of Normal People after reading the book.

Sally Rooney’s best-selling novel tells the story of first love and the shifting sands of a relationship as it moves from Sligo to Dublin.

The 12-part series begins on RTE next week and Abrahamson said he hopes his treatment of the subject matter lives up to the hype.

He told RTE’s Arena: “ What struck me about it [the book] was the combination of her writing, which seems so direct and simple, but at the same time she brings you somewhere very deep.

This story is from the April 26, 2020 edition of Irish Sunday Mirror.

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