Exciting Times A Novel
Exciting Times A Novel by Naoise Dolan is a debut work published by HarperCollinsPublishers in 2020, featuring 242 pages in English. The narrative follows Ava, an Irish expat who relocates to Hong Kong to teach English to affluent children. As she navigates her new life, she becomes embroiled in a complex love triangle involving Julian, a banker, and Edith, a driven lawyer. The story explores themes of romance, identity, and the challenges of modern relationships.
Readers will find an intimate portrayal of Ava’s experiences as she grapples with her feelings for both Julian and Edith. The novel delves into the intricacies of love and desire while reflecting on the societal expectations faced by millennials. With a blend of humor and poignant observations, Exciting Times captures the essence of contemporary life and relationships, making it a thoughtful exploration of personal and emotional transactions.
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“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
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An 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
Ava, newly arrived in Hong Kong from Dublin, spends her days teaching English to rich children.
Julian is a banker. A banker who likes to spend money on Ava, to have sex and discuss fluctuating currencies with her. But when she asks whether he loves her, he cannot say more than “I like you a great deal.”
Enter Edith. A Hong Kong-born lawyer, striking and ambitious, Edith takes Ava to the theater and leaves her tulips in the hallway. Ava wants to be her–and wants her.
And then Julian writes to tell Ava he is coming back to Hong Kong… Should Ava return to the easy compatibility of her life with Julian or take a leap into the unknown with Edith?
Politically alert, heartbreakingly raw, and dryly funny, Exciting Times is thrillingly attuned to the great freedoms and greater uncertainties of modern love. 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.
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