Intermezzo

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A deeply moving novel from the author of Normal People, exploring grief, love, and family through the lives of two very different brothers. This acclaimed bestseller has been recognized as one of the top Irish books of the 21st century.

A powerful story about loss, connection, and the complexities of sibling relationships.

Sally Rooney, the bestselling author behind Normal People, delivers a beautifully crafted tale centered on Peter and Ivan Koubek. Though they share the bond of brotherhood, the two men couldn’t be more different. Peter, a successful lawyer in his thirties living in Dublin, appears steady and in control, but after their father’s death, he finds himself relying on medication to sleep and struggling to balance his relationships with two women: Sylvia, his longtime love, and Naomi, a college student who treats life like a joke.

Meanwhile, Ivan, a 22-year-old competitive chess player, has always seen himself as socially awkward and the opposite of his confident older brother. In the early days of mourning, Ivan crosses paths with Margaret, an older woman with her own turbulent history, and their connection quickly grows intense and complicated.

For these two grieving brothers and the people close to them, this story is an interlude-a moment filled with desire, despair, and the possibility of discovering how much a life can hold without breaking.

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