Exciting Times

The book of the summer ... Kept me rapt until the final pageTHE TIMES

A sharp, smart, witty modern love story. I loved it David Nicholls, author of ONE DAY

More than lives up to the hype ... Likely to fill the Sally-Rooney-shaped hole in many readers livesIRISH TIMES

Droll, shrewd and unafraid - a winning debut Hilary Mantel, author of WOLF HALL

Ive been pushing Exciting Times on everyone I know. Some of Dolans pithy observations of her characters are the best Ive read since Edward St AubynOBSERVER

A frankly sensational book Pandora Sykes on THE HIGH LOW

In the tradition of Dorothy Parker, Joan Rivers and Nora Ephron ... I found myself purring with pleasure. ...This is comic writing at the highest level Craig Brown, DAILY MAIL

When you leave Ireland aged 22 to spend your parents money, its called a gap year. When Ava leaves Ireland aged 22 to make her own money, shes not sure what to call it, but it involves:

- a badly-paid job in Hong Kong, teaching English grammar to rich children;
- Julian, who likes to spend money on Ava and lets her move into his guest room;
- Edith, who Ava meets while Julian is out of town and actually listens to her when she talks;
- money, love, cynicism, unspoken feelings and unlikely connections.

Exciting times ensue.