This first printing hardcover is near fine, no marks, pages are tight and appear unread, the book is tight, square, and unmarked. The dust jacket is unmarked, white cloth boards, and bright gilt lettering on the spine of the book. Conversations with Friends is Sally Rooney's debut novel, published in 2017. It explores complex relationships, intimacy, and identity through the lives of two young women and a married couple in contemporary Dublin. The story centers on Frances, a 21-year-old college student and aspiring writer, and her best friend Bobbi, a confident and charismatic woman. The two become entangled with a sophisticated married couple, Melissa, a journalist, and Nick, an actor. Frances and Nick develop a secret, emotionally intense affair, complicating the dynamics within the group. In 2022, Conversations with Friends was adapted into a TV series.