The Happy Couple A Novel
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan is a contemporary novel published by HarperCollins Publishers on October 29, 2024. This 272-page book presents an intimate and sharply funny exploration of a couple, Celine and Luke, who are preparing for their wedding while navigating the complexities of their relationships with friends and family. As they approach their big day, the narrative delves into the lives of three friends—Archie, Phoebe, and Vivian—who each grapple with their own emotional entanglements and secrets.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of themes such as friendship, family life, and the intricacies of domestic life woven throughout the story. The characters confront their desires and challenges, with Luke’s infidelities and Celine’s passion for music creating tension as the wedding date looms. The interactions among the group reveal their struggles for happiness and fulfillment, prompting questions about what a “happily ever after” truly means. This edition, written in English, invites readers to engage with Dolan’s distinctive voice and clever narrative style.
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“Daring . . . a brilliant contemporary novel.”–Colm Tóibín
An intimate, sharply funny novel about a couple heading toward their wedding, and the three friends who may draw them apart
Meet Celine and Luke. For all intents and purposes, the happy couple.
Luke (a serial cheater) and Celine (more interested in piano than domestic life) plan to marry in a year.
Archie (the best man) should be moving on from his love for Luke and up the corporate ladder, but he finds himself utterly stuck.
Phoebe (the bridesmaid and Celine’s sister) just wants to get to the bottom of Luke’s frequent unexplained disappearances.
And Vivian (a wedding guest) is the only one with any emotional distance and observes her friends like ants in a colony.
As the wedding approaches and their five lives intersect, these characters will each look for a path to the happily ever after–but does it lie at the end of an aisle?
In her wry, sprightly, and unmistakable voice, Naoise Dolan makes the marriage plot entirely her own in a sparkling ensemble novel that is both ferociously clever and supremely enjoyable.
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