{"product_id":"exciting-times-paperback","title":"Exciting Times - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaoise Dolan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"This debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle, half glitzy \u003cem\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/em\u003e high living--and guaranteed to please.\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e--\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eVogue \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA RECOMMENDED BOOK FROM: \u003cem\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review * Vogue * TIME * Marie Claire * Elle * O, the Oprah Magazine * The Washington Post * Esquire * Harper's Bazaar *\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e Bustle * PopSugar * Refinery 29 * LitHub * Debutiful\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAn intimat\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ee, bracingly intelligent debut novel about a millennial Irish expat who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAva\u003c\/strong\u003e, newly arrived in Hong Kong from Dublin, spends her days teaching English to rich children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJulian \u003c\/strong\u003eis 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.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEnter \u003cstrong\u003eEdith\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd 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?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePolitically alert, heartbreakingly raw, and dryly funny, \u003cem\u003eExciting Times \u003c\/em\u003eis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51768718295328,"sku":"9780062968753","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/df54196896e22706aff0015ba151cd47.webp?v=1780335842","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/exciting-times-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}