Jennifer answers “So I am just getting to the point in this...”

Margie asked this question about Normal People:

So I am just getting to the point in this where Marianne has started to eat less and less, fixating on her food and savouring it. Essentially, it reads like she's moving towards anorexia if she hasn't already. Without giving too much away, does it have a happier ending? Does she get therapy? I know too many people with severe mental health problems in real life to want to read further if it doesn't :(

Jennifer I thought the major issue was Marianne's horrible family and the deep suffering she clearly struggles with on a daily basis because of their lifelong …moreI thought the major issue was Marianne's horrible family and the deep suffering she clearly struggles with on a daily basis because of their lifelong abuse. I would love to read a sequel in which Marianne gets help and learns to overcome this; as well as what Connell decides to do and how their relationship continues over the years. Even if they don't live happily ever after together, they clearly have a magnetic connection that will not let them lose contact forever. (less)

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Noelia112 This!!! I hope the author writes a sequel. Marianne needs to work trough her traumatic past, learn to take care of herself and be healthy. The relatio ...more
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