Out today: Everything you need to know about Sally Rooney's 'Beautiful World, Where Are You'

Marjorie Brennan was one of the lucky people to get an advance copy of Sally Rooney's new novel. Get the jump on the queues and the busy bookshops - and the lowdown on plot, characters... and yes, the sex 

Beautiful World, Where Are You, by Sally Rooney, also author of Conversations With Friends, and Normal People. Picture: Kalpesh Lathigra

Where does the name come from?

The title derives from a poem by German writer Friedrich Schiller, which was written in 1788, and reflects on a world beset by huge uncertainty, which has obvious resonances for today.