Irrelevance

Connell gets accepted on a creative writing course in New York, which will mean a whole year away from Marianne.

While at first she seems to struggle with the news - they have only just got back together, after all - Marianne eventually nudges him to seize the opportunity, telling him she can see him living in the Big Apple and making a go of it.
While Connell initially states he would like to have at least one year that's not chaotic and poses challenges, he eventually comes round to the idea of leaving.

Sitting on the bedroom floor together, they make the heartbreaking decision to part ways; Connell will move to America and Marianne will stay in Dublin.

After his year in America, Connell returns to Dublin in hopes of rekindling his and Marianne's relationship. Connell may still be the same person, but is Marianne? Can Connell help her to find her way back to the relationship they once had?