Frances is a literature student who writes poetry and performs with her best friend Bobbi. You may be both charmed and upset by this young vulnerable would-be artist who has an affair with an extremely good-looking actor married to Melissa, a photographer they met at a poetry evening.
Sally Rooney tells her story with accuracy and everyday life details that make us feel closer to Frances and her painful life, both physical and psychological. And she knows how to make us laugh too.
Favourite sentence : after reading Melissa's long email message about Frances's relationship with her husband , the heroine replies "Lots to think about. Dinner sounds good."