The third novel by sally rooney, called beautiful world, where are you? Is released in britain and america. Andrew miller is the economist, culture editor and author of our new column, back story. She writes about young people at school and university,. In the years thereafter, she writes about friendship and romance. Her caraptor spend a lot of time naval gazing, in other words, and indeed gazing at each other's navels. And i think recently, the novel has taken this political turn, where authors feel obliged to talk about big issues like climate change or imigration. So why do you think miss roney chooses to buck the trend then?