{"product_id":"intermezzo-the-global-1-bestseller-from-the-author-of-normal-people-9780571365487","title":"Intermezzo: The global #1 bestseller from the author of Normal People","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family, from the global phenomenon Sally Rooney.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE GLOBAL #1 BESTSELLER\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAN \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e TOP 100 IRISH BOOKS OF THE 21ST CENTURY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BEST BOOK OF 2024 IN THE \u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN, TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES, IRISH TIMES, LONDON STANDARD, INDEPENDENT, OBSERVER, NEW STATESMAN, iNEWS, GOOD HOUSEKEEPING, THE SKINNY, CITY AM, DAILY MAIL, \u003c\/i\u003eAND \u003ci\u003eTHE CONVERSATION\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I read it in a state of rapture.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A tender, funny page-turner.'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Come for the romance, stay for the meaning of life.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A breathtakingly intimate look at love and desire in its many different forms.' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eRED\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of the multimillion-copy bestseller \u003ci\u003eNormal People, \u003c\/i\u003ean exquisitely moving story about grief, love and family. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAside from the fact that they are brothers, Peter and Ivan Koubek seem to have little in common.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePeter is a Dublin lawyer in his thirties - successful, competent and apparently unassailable. But in the wake of their father's death, he's medicating himself to sleep and struggling to manage his relationships with two very different women - his enduring first love Sylvia, and Naomi, a college student for whom life is one long joke.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIvan is a twenty-two-year-old competitive chess player. He has always seen himself as socially awkward, a loner, the antithesis of his glib elder brother. Now, in the early weeks of his bereavement, Ivan meets Margaret, an older woman emerging from her own turbulent past, and their lives become rapidly and intensely intertwined.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor two grieving brothers and the people they love, this is a new interlude - a period of desire, despair and possibility - a chance to find out how much one life might hold inside itself without breaking.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch4\u003eDetails\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003eISBN13: 9780571365487\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumber of Pages: 448\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEdition: Main\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication Date: 16 Sep 2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher: Faber \u0026amp; Faber\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublication City, Country: London, United Kingdom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions (cm): 19.8(H)x12.9(L)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWeight (gm): \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h4\u003eSally Rooney is an Irish novelist. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eConversations with Friends, Normal People \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBeautiful World, Where Are You.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReviews\u003c\/h4\u003eReaders love Intermezzo:\u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'An intimate and emotional read . I put the book down feeling that I am richer for having read it.' Megan \u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'A beautifully written book with characters that capture the heart of the reader.' Sinead \u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'I'm envious of anyone yet to read this, you're in for a treat.' Anon \u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'The characters are brilliant; complex, heartful, raw and impactful.' S. Payne \u003cbr\u003e⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 'Shows dazzling skill but also heart-wrenching compassion and humanity.' Tom","brand":"Sally Rooney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48717340934361,"sku":"9780571365487","price":24.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0502\/9530\/8441\/files\/71anQ0iG5cL._SL1500.jpg?v=1779026078","url":"https:\/\/www.arielbooks.com.au\/products\/intermezzo-the-global-1-bestseller-from-the-author-of-normal-people-9780571365487","provider":"Ariel","version":"1.0","type":"link"}