Francis and Bobby are students at Dublin Trinity College who have been friends since school. At one of the university’s poetry evenings, they meet Melissa, a well-known photographer—and later her husband, Nick, an actor. Although Nick and Melissa are much older than Bobby and Francis, a friendly relationship develops between them all. The four spend a lot of time together, mostly talking—discussing art, literature, politics, sex, friendship, and of course each other. Francis starts an affair with Nick. Something like cold distance appears in Bobby’s relationship…
“Conversations with Friends” (2017) is the first book by Sally Rooney, instantly making the 26-year-old Trinity College graduate a world-famous writer.