Sally Rooney’s third novel is called ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’
For her third novel, Rooney hasn’t strayed from the kinds of stories her fans know and love. According to its blurb, Beautiful World, Where Are You follows two best friends named Alice and Eileen who are nearing their thirties.
“As the summer approaches, they exchange emails about art, friendship, the world around them and the complicated love affairs unfolding in their own lives. They say they want to see each other again soon. But what will happen when they do?”
You might want to bring the tissues, as it seems Beautiful World, Where Are You will pack an emotional punch.
“They desire each other, they delude each other, they get together, they break apart. They have sex, they worry about sex, they worry about their friendships and the world they live in.”
It will be published in September 2021
Sally Rooney’s third novel is set to be released on 7 September, 2021. It’s the first in a two-book deal with publishing house Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
It takes place in Ireland and Italy
According to the blurb, Beautiful World, Where Are You sees Alice strike up a romance with a man named Felix and asks if he’d like to travel to Rome with her.
Eileen lives in Dublin and after going through a breakup, starts flirting with Simon, a childhood friend.