Sally Rooney

Sally Rooney (born 20 February 1991) is an Irish author. Her debut novel Conversations with Friends was published in 2017 and her second novel Normal People followed a year later. 2Early and personal life Rooney was born in Castlebar in 1991, and grew up there. Her father worked for Telecom Éireann, while her mother ran an arts centre; she also has an older brother and a younger sister. Rooney studied English at Trinity College, Dublin, where she was elected a scholar in 2011. She later started but did not complete a master's degree in politics at the same university, instead completing a degree in American literature. She was the top speaker at the European University Debating Championships in 2013. Before becoming a writer, she worked in administration for a restaurant.As of May 2017, she lives in Dublin. 2Career Rooney completed her first novel, which she described as "absolute trash", at the age of 15.Rooney began writing "constantly" in late 2014. She completed her debut novel, Conversations with Friends, whilst still studying for her master's degree in American literatur