
Titles in This Set
Come Again
Normal People
Conversations with Friends
Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9789124052034
Publisher: Canongate Books, Faber & Faber
Age Range: Adult (18+)
Overview
This 3-book fiction bundle brings together Robert Webb's inventive time-slip romance Come Again alongside two of Sally Rooney's most acclaimed novels, Normal People and Conversations with Friends. Together they offer a rich, varied slice of contemporary literary fiction: one a witty, emotionally charged story of second chances, the other two intimate, dialogue-driven studies of love, class, and connection among young Irish adults. Presented in matching brand-new paperbacks, this collection suits readers who enjoy character-driven storytelling, book clubs on the hunt for a discussion-worthy pick, and anyone rounding out a contemporary fiction shelf.
About the Books
Come Again introduces Kate, a recently widowed woman who wakes up eighteen again, face-to-face with the college-age version of the husband she lost. Robert Webb's debut novel blends time-travel logic with grief, comedy, and second-chance romance, asking whether you can fall in love for the first time twice. It is a warm, funny, and surprisingly moving read that stands apart from the quieter realism of the other two titles in this set. Normal People follows Marianne and Connell from their final year of secondary school in County Sligo through university in Dublin, tracing an on-again, off-again relationship shaped by class difference, social anxiety, and the difficulty of saying what they truly feel to one another. Sally Rooney's spare, precise prose captures how small moments of communication, or its absence, can alter the course of two intertwined lives over several years. Conversations with Friends centers on Frances, a college student and spoken-word poet, whose close friendship with her ex-girlfriend Bobbi draws them both into the orbit of an older married couple, Melissa and Nick. What follows is an unflinching look at desire, jealousy, and loyalty, told through Rooney's clipped, conversational style. Across all three novels, readers will find close attention to interior life, restrained emotional depth, and stories that reward patient, attentive reading from start to finish, in a set with real range.
Key Benefits
Book-by-Book Guide
Come Again — A grieving widow wakes up eighteen again, facing a choice about reliving her college romance exactly as it happened.
Normal People — Marianne and Connell drift together and apart from secondary school in Sligo through university in Dublin.
Conversations with Friends — Frances and Bobbi grow entangled with an older married couple, testing friendship and loyalty.
About the Authors
Robert Webb is an English actor, comedian, and writer, best known for Peep Show and That Mitchell and Webb Look, and for his bestselling 2017 memoir How Not to Be a Boy. Come Again is his debut novel. Sally Rooney is an Irish author whose novels, including Conversations with Friends and Normal People, have both been adapted into acclaimed television series and have earned her a reputation as one of the most talked-about voices in contemporary fiction today, known for spare, precise prose exploring class, intimacy, and human communication.
Why You'll Love This Collection
Three distinct, buzzworthy novels in one brand-new paperback set — ideal as a birthday gift, holiday season present, book club pick, or addition to your own shelf. From Webb's heartfelt time-travel romance to Rooney's incisive portraits of young love, there's something here for every contemporary fiction reader to enjoy and discuss.
Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.
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