Exciting Times

'The book of the summer... Kept me rapt until the final page' 

- The 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' lives' 

- Irish Times

'Droll, shrewd and unafraid - a winning debut'

- Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall

'I've been pushing Exciting Times on everyone I know. Some of Dolan's pithy observations of her characters are the best I've read since Edward St

- Aubyn' Observer

'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, it's called a gap year. When Ava leaves Ireland aged 22 to make her own money, she's 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.