Das glückliche Paar

Longlisted for the Women's Prize for Fiction'Kept me rapt until the final page' THE TIMES'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'A sharp, smart, witty modern love story. I loved it' David Nicholls, author of ONE DAYWhen 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. 'I had real fun with Exciting Times. It is a very funny, spiky, Marxist, feminist comedy and it's really mean' Zadie Smith'A frankly sensational book' Pandora Sykes'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'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' OBSERVERReaders are loving this:'Funny, witty and utterly enjoyable' ¿¿¿¿¿'A deeply profound insight into a modern relationship and love story' ¿¿¿¿¿'Delighted to have read this gem of a story. It gave and took in equal measure and I laughed and cringed' ¿¿¿¿¿'Funny and wry and political and smart and it knows exactly how it feels to be 22 and in unfamiliar surroundings' ¿¿¿¿¿

'A brilliant contemporary novel' Colm Tóibín <BR>'I am fully in awe of Dolan's talent' Douglas Stuart<BR>'I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it' Marian Keyes<BR>'Dazzling. Not a word is out of place' Katherine Heiny<BR><BR>Meet Celine and Luke. To all intents and purposes, the happy couple.<BR><BR>But Celine's more interested in playing the piano, and Luke's a serial cheater.<BR><BR>And as their big day approaches, the complicated lives of the wedding party begin to unravel. A fed-up bridesmaid, a lovesick best man, guests and family members all find themselves searching for their own happily ever afters.<BR><BR>From the author of Exciting Times, this is a sparkling ensemble novel about love and marriage, fidelity and betrayal.

Ava ist 22 und hat keine Ahnung, was sie mit ihrem Leben anstellen soll. Erst mal weg aus Irland und als Englischlehrerin nach Hongkong. Dort trifft sie Julian, einen Banker, der gern Geld ausgibt. Plötzlich wohnt sie in seinem Gästezimmer, trinkt Clos Vougeot, spricht über Aktienkurse, hat Sex. Meist vermeidet sie die Frage, ob es sie vielleicht zu einer schlechten Feministin macht, dass er alles für sie zahlt, sogar als er für einige Zeit verreist. In seiner Abwesenheit tritt Edith auf den Plan. Edith, die Ava zuhört, wenn sie spricht, ihr Freesien und Tulpen schenkt. Doch dann kehrt Julian unerwartet nach Hongkong zurück ...