![]() In stylish, uncluttered prose, Naoise Dolan dissects the personal and financial transactions that make up a life - and announces herself as a singular new voice. Politically alert, heartbreakingly raw, and dryly funny, Exciting Times is thrillingly attuned to the great freedoms and greater uncertainties of modern love. But a few days after my arrival, I found the bottle. ![]() Should Ava return to the easy compatibility of her life with Julian or take a leap into the unknown with Edith? Naoise Dolan Thu 06:00 I’d thought I could safely store my vodka under a loose floorboard beside the sofa bed where I slept. Ava wants to be her - and wants her. And then Julian writes to tell Ava he is coming back to Hong Kong. ![]() A Hong Kong-born lawyer, striking and ambitious, Edith takes Ava to the theater and leaves her tulips in the hallway. ![]() But when she asks whether he loves her, he cannot say more than "I like you a great deal".Įnter Edith. A banker who likes to spend money on Ava, to have sex and discuss fluctuating currencies with her. ![]() “This debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle, half glitzy Crazy Rich Asians high living - and guaranteed to please.” ( Vogue)Īn intimate, bracingly intelligent debut novel about a millennial Irish expat who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyer.Īva, newly arrived in Hong Kong from Dublin, spends her days teaching English to rich children. ![]()
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