Normal People

Connell and Marianne pass each other in the halls, seemingly strangers, living in completely separate worlds. But are they really strangers? Connell is the popular athlete, son of a hard-working single mom who scrapes by cleaning houses, and one of the houses Connell's mother cleans is that of Marianne. Marianne is the completely isolated studious rich girl who doesn't have a single friend in the entire world and seems to have no interest in acquiring any.

But, somehow, Connell and Marianne become friends. And then more. And this is the story of their relationship, how it shifts and changes, each filling in for the weaknesses of the other, each using his/her own strengths to build up the other, each using the weaknesses of the other to hurt the other. It's a beautifully written story of relationship, the glories of relationship and the pains.

I will look for more books by this author.