Intermezzo

THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD 'I read it in a state of rapture.' SUNDAY TIMES 'A tender, funny page-turner.' OBSERVER 'Come for the romance, stay for the meaning of life.' IRISH TIMES 'A breathtakingly intimate look at love and desire in its many different forms.' RED From the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Normal People, an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women - his enduring first love Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude - a period of desire, despair and possibility - a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking. Readers love Intermezzo : 'An intimate and emotional read . I put the book down feeling that I am richer for having read it.' Megan 'A beautifully written book with characters that capture the heart of the reader.' Sinead 'I'm envious of anyone yet to read this, you're in for a treat.' Anon 'The characters are brilliant; complex, heartful, raw and impactful.' S. Payne 'Shows dazzling skill but also heart-wrenching compassion and humanity.' Tom Sally Rooney's book Intermezzo was a bestseller w/c 30/09/2024

THE GLOBAL NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD 'I read it in a state of rapture.' SUNDAY TIMES 'A tender, funny page-turner.' OBSERVER 'Come for the romance, stay for the meaning of life.' IRISH TIMES 'A breathtakingly intimate look at love and desire in its many different forms.' RED From the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Normal People, an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women - his enduring first love Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude - a period of desire, despair and possibility - a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking. Readers love Intermezzo : 'An intimate and emotional read . I put the book down feeling that I am richer for having read it.' Megan 'A beautifully written book with characters that capture the heart of the reader.' Sinead 'I'm envious of anyone yet to read this, you're in for a treat.' Anon 'The characters are brilliant; complex, heartful, raw and impactful.' S. Payne 'Shows dazzling skill but also heart-wrenching compassion and humanity.' Tom Sally Rooney's book Intermezzo was a bestseller w/c 30/09/2024

Udover at de er brødre, har Peter og Ivan Koubek umiddelbart ikke meget tilfælles. Peter er i trediverne og advokat i Dublin – tilsyneladende succesfuld og kompetent. Men i kølvandet på farens død medicinerer han sig selv i søvn og kæmper med at håndtere sit forhold til to meget forskellige kvinder – hans livs kærlighed, Sylvia, og Naomi, en universitetsstuderende for hvem livet er én lang joke.Ivan er en toogtyveårig skakspiller. Han har altid set sig selv som socialt akavet, en ener, antitesen til den glatte storebror. Midt i sin sorgproces møder Ivan Margaret, en ældre kvinde, der selv har en turbulent fortid, og deres liv bliver hurtigt og intenst flettet sammen.For de to sørgende brødre og menneskene omkring dem opstår et nyt mellemspil – en periode med begær og fortvivlelse, men også en mulighed for at opdage, hvor meget et liv kan rumme uden at gå i stykker.Om forfatteren:Sally Rooney (f. 1991) har skrevet romanerne ”Samtaler med venner”, ”Normale mennesker” og ”Skønne verden, hvor er du”. Alle tre romaner er internationale bestsellere, og hendes bøger er oversat til mere end 40 sprog. Rooney bor og arbejder i County Mayo, hvor hun også er født.

DANSK UDGAVE Udover at de er brødre, har Peter og Ivan Koubek umiddelbart ikke meget tilfælles. Peter er i trediverne og advokat i Dublin – tilsyneladende succesfuld og kompetent. Men i kølvandet på farens død medicinerer han sig selv i søvn og kæmper med at håndtere sit forhold til to meget forskellige kvinder – hans livs kærlighed, Sylvia, og Naomi, en universitetsstuderende for hvem livet er én lang joke. Ivan er en toogtyveårig skakspiller. Han har altid set sig selv som socialt akavet, en ener, antitesen til den glatte storebror. Midt i sin sorgproces møder Ivan Margaret, en ældre kvinde, der selv har en turbulent fortid, og deres liv bliver hurtigt og intenst flettet sammen. For de to sørgende brødre og menneskene omkring dem opstår et nyt mellemspil – en periode med begær og fortvivlelse, men også en mulighed for at opdage, hvor meget et liv kan rumme uden at gå i stykker. Om forfatteren: Sally Rooney (f. 1991) har skrevet romanerne Samtaler med venner , Normale mennesker og Skønne verden, hvor er du . Alle tre romaner er internationale bestsellere, og hendes bøger er oversat til mere end 40 sprog. Rooney bor og arbejder i County Mayo, hvor hun også er født.

DANSK UDGAVE Udover at de er brødre, har Peter og Ivan Koubek umiddelbart ikke meget tilfælles. Peter er i trediverne og advokat i Dublin – tilsyneladende succesfuld og kompetent. Men i kølvandet på farens død medicinerer han sig selv i søvn og kæmper med at håndtere sit forhold til to meget forskellige kvinder – hans livs kærlighed, Sylvia, og Naomi, en universitetsstuderende for hvem livet er én lang joke. Ivan er en toogtyveårig skakspiller. Han har altid set sig selv som socialt akavet, en ener, antitesen til den glatte storebror. Midt i sin sorgproces møder Ivan Margaret, en ældre kvinde, der selv har en turbulent fortid, og deres liv bliver hurtigt og intenst flettet sammen. For de to sørgende brødre og menneskene omkring dem opstår et nyt mellemspil – en periode med begær og fortvivlelse, men også en mulighed for at opdage, hvor meget et liv kan rumme uden at gå i stykker. Om forfatteren: Sally Rooney (f. 1991) har skrevet romanerne Samtaler med venner , Normale mennesker og Skønne verden, hvor er du . Alle tre romaner er internationale bestsellere, og hendes bøger er oversat til mere end 40 sprog. Rooney bor og arbejder i County Mayo, hvor hun også er født.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A National Indie Bestseller Short-listed for the An Post Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year Finalist for the Barnes and Noble Book of the Year Named a Best Book of the Year and a Critics ' Pick by The New York Times Named an Essential Read by The New Yorker Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post , Time , Financial Times , Vogue , The Guardian , Harper's Bazaar , Vox , The Times (UK), Apple Books, and more A USA Today , People , and Associated Press Top 10 Book of the Year One of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2024 One of Chicago Public Library ' s Favorite Books of the Year An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family--but especially love--from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties--successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women--his enduring first love, Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude--a period of desire, despair, and possibility; a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.

AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A National Indie Bestseller Short-listed for the An Post Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year Finalist for the Barnes and Noble Book of the Year Named a Best Book of the Year and a Critics ' Pick by The New York Times Named an Essential Read by The New Yorker Named a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post , Time , Financial Times , Vogue , The Guardian , Harper's Bazaar , Vox , The Times (UK), Apple Books, and more A USA Today , People , and Associated Press Top 10 Book of the Year One of Barack Obama's favorite books of 2024 One of Chicago Public Library ' s Favorite Books of the Year An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family--but especially love--from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties--successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women--his enduring first love, Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude--a period of desire, despair, and possibility; a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.

THE GLOBAL #1 BESTSELLER AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY A BEST BOOK OF 2024 IN THE GUARDIAN, TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, IRISH TIMES, LONDON STANDARD, INDEPENDENT, OBSERVER, NEW STATESMAN, iNEWS, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, THE SKINNY, CITY AM, DAILY MAIL, AND THE CONVERSATION ' Intermezzo is perfect ... Is there a better novelist at work right now?' Observer 'Her most mature and moving book to date ... I read it in a state of rapture.' Sunday Times 'If a perfect Sally Rooney novel exists, this might just be it ... Her best novel yet.' Evening Standard 'Rooney has discovered her full literary prowess.' Independent From the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Normal People, an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women - his enduring first love Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude - a period of desire, despair and possibility - a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking. Readers love Intermezzo : 'An intimate and emotional read . I put the book down feeling that I am richer for having read it.' Megan ' A beautifully written book with characters that capture the heart of the reader.' Sinead 'I'm envious of anyone yet to read this, you're in for a treat.' Anon 'The characters are brilliant; complex, heartful, raw and impactful.' S. Payne 'Shows dazzling skill but also heart-wrenching compassion and humanity.' Tom Sally Rooney's book Intermezzo was a bestseller w/c 30/09/2024

THE GLOBAL #1 BESTSELLER AN IRISH TIMES TOP 100 IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY A BEST BOOK OF 2024 IN THE GUARDIAN, TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, IRISH TIMES, LONDON STANDARD, INDEPENDENT, OBSERVER, NEW STATESMAN, iNEWS, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, THE SKINNY, CITY AM, DAILY MAIL, AND THE CONVERSATION ' Intermezzo is perfect ... Is there a better novelist at work right now?' Observer 'Her most mature and moving book to date ... I read it in a state of rapture.' Sunday Times 'If a perfect Sally Rooney novel exists, this might just be it ... Her best novel yet.' Evening Standard 'Rooney has discovered her full literary prowess.' Independent From the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller Normal People, an exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women - his enduring first love Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude - a period of desire, despair and possibility - a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking. Readers love Intermezzo : 'An intimate and emotional read . I put the book down feeling that I am richer for having read it.' Megan ' A beautifully written book with characters that capture the heart of the reader.' Sinead 'I'm envious of anyone yet to read this, you're in for a treat.' Anon 'The characters are brilliant; complex, heartful, raw and impactful.' S. Payne 'Shows dazzling skill but also heart-wrenching compassion and humanity.' Tom Sally Rooney's book Intermezzo was a bestseller w/c 30/09/2024

DANSK UDGAVE Udover at de er brødre, har Peter og Ivan Koubek umiddelbart ikke meget tilfælles. Peter er i trediverne og advokat i Dublin – tilsyneladende succesfuld og kompetent. Men i kølvandet på farens død medicinerer han sig selv i søvn og kæmper med at håndtere sit forhold til to meget forskellige kvinder – hans livs kærlighed, Sylvia, og Naomi, en universitetsstuderende for hvem livet er én lang joke. Ivan er en toogtyveårig skakspiller. Han har altid set sig selv som socialt akavet, en ener, antitesen til den glatte storebror. Midt i sin sorgproces møder Ivan Margaret, en ældre kvinde, der selv har en turbulent fortid, og deres liv bliver hurtigt og intenst flettet sammen. For de to sørgende brødre og menneskene omkring dem opstår et nyt mellemspil – en periode med begær og fortvivlelse, men også en mulighed for at opdage, hvor meget et liv kan rumme uden at gå i stykker. Om forfatteren: Sally Rooney (f. 1991) har skrevet romanerne Samtaler med venner , Normale mennesker og Skønne verden, hvor er du . Alle tre romaner er internationale bestsellere, og hendes bøger er oversat til mere end 40 sprog. Rooney bor og arbejder i County Mayo, hvor hun også er født.

An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family--but especially love--from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties--successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women--his enduring first love, Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude--a period of desire, despair, and possibility; a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.

An exquisitely moving story about grief, love, and family--but especially love--from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney. Aside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common. Peter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties--successful, competent, and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women--his enduring first love, Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke. Ivan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined. For two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude--a period of desire, despair, and possibility; a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.