Exciting Times by Naoise Dolan, June 2, 2020, Ecco
Genre: contemporary fiction, romance
Setting: Hong Kong
An intimate, bracingly intelligent debut novel about a millennial Irish expat who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyer (publisher)
Book beginning:
My banker friend Julian first took me for lunch in July, the month I arrived in Hong Kong. I'd forgotten which exit of the station we were meeting at, but he called saying he saw me outside Kee Wah Bakery and to wait there. It was humid. Briefcase-bearers clopped out of turnstiles like breeding jennets. The Tannoy blared out first Cantonese, then Mandarin, and finally a British woman saying please mind the gap.
Page 56:
You were ironical with him, also with yourself. It was wild.
Would you read on?
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Now I am curious, and I'm intrigued by that cover. Thanks for sharing, and here's mine: “THE BREAK-UP BOOK CLUB”
ReplyDeleteHmmm interesting to be sure!
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I like the sound of it and the opening pulls my right in. I have a pet peeve about the slightly archaic "ironical" so the teaser puts me off. But I can let it go. :-)
ReplyDeleteI'm confused and intrigued by the 56! Happy Memorial day weekend!
ReplyDeleteThis one doesn't interest me. I agree with two of the comments. I think the cover is different. I can't believe my own opinion. I always love whatever Book, Bird, Dog chooses. What a strange Saturday.
ReplyDeleteI love unusual settings and in this time of no travel, everything is interesting. I'll like to read this one.
ReplyDeleteOoo! I really like the sound of this one. Exciting Times, indeed! I want to know more about Ada, Edith and Julian and see how everything plays out for them. I hope you have a great week!
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