Frances is twenty-one years old and studying in Dublin; a reserved and melancholic young woman who observes everything around her and is loosely interested in becoming a writer. Her former romantic partner and now best friend is the beautiful Bobbi, who never loses her composure. One evening, after a poetry performance by the two of them at one of the city's venues, they meet the well-known journalist Melissa, then get to know her handsome husband Nick, and gradually become entangled in their world: luxurious homes, wild parties, vacations in Brittany. The playful flirtation between Frances and Nick, as it seemed at first, will develop into a strange—and then painful—intimacy.

Written with realism and a witty sense of humor, the novel "Conversations with Friends," which has been translated into 12 languages, brings to life the deep desires and struggles of young people in the 21st century, as well as the sharp edges of female friendship. And Sally Rooney becomes the voice of her generation, the children born in the 1990s, on their way to adulthood.