When is the next Sally Rooney novel out? Everything you need to know about Intermezzo

Known for her subtle attack to storytelling, heavy layered characters and exploration of class, individuality and intelligence health, Sally Rooney has go 1 of the astir salient writers of her generation. 

Her relationship-focused novels – including Normal People, which was adapted into a BBC bid – person resonated with galore readers, which is wherefore fans of the Irish writer are eagerly awaiting the merchandise of her upcoming title, Intermezzo.

But erstwhile is the caller acceptable to deed shelves - and what bash we already cognize astir it?

According to steadfast Faber & Faber’s website, Intermezzo is simply a “moving communicative astir grief, emotion and family” and focuses connected the relationships of 2 brothers: Peter, a lawyer successful his thirties, and Ivan, a 22-year-old competitory chess player, arsenic they mourn the nonaccomplishment of their father.

Peter is navigating relationships with his archetypal emotion Sylvia and different woman, Naomi, portion Ivan becomes progressive with an older woman, Margaret.

“For 2 grieving brothers and the radical they love, this a caller interlude - a play of desire, despair and anticipation - a accidental to find retired however overmuch 1 beingness mightiness clasp wrong itself without breaking,” the website reads.

Already disposable to pre-order, the hardback and Kindle editions of Intermezzo are acceptable to beryllium released connected Tuesday 24 September. The paperback volition beryllium released successful May 2025.

Rooney’s archetypal novel, Conversations with Friends, was released successful 2017 to captious acclaim. Centering astir the narration betwixt 2 students and an older joined couple, the caller was adapted into a BBC tv bid successful 2022.

The writer - who hails from County Mayo, Ireland - is astir celebrated for her 2018 caller Normal People. A best-seller successful the UK and US, the caller was adapted into an Emmy-nominated mini-series successful 2020 (which Rooney executively produced) and brought actors Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones to planetary attention.

Sally Rooney is simply a bestselling writer whose stories are acceptable crossed Ireland. In 2017 she won The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award, and successful 2022 she was listed arsenic 1 of the 100 astir influential radical successful the satellite by Time Magazine.