Exciting Times is a novel by author Naoise Dolan.
This debut novel about a decades-old Irish expat who teaches English and finds romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney’s love triangle, half Crazy’s high life. Rich Asians.
The story follows a millennial Irish expatriate who becomes entangled in a love triangle with a male banker and a female lawyer.
Ava, new to Hong Kong from Dublin, spends her days teaching English to wealthy kids.
Julian is a banker. A banker likes to spend money on Ava, to have sex and discuss volatile currencies with her. She asked if he loved her, he couldn’t say more than “I like you so much”.
Enter Edith. A prominent and ambitious Hong Kong-born lawyer, Edith takes Ava to the theater and leaves her tulips in the hallway. Ava wants to be her – and wants her. Julian writes to tell Ava he’s going back to Hong Kong…. Should Ava go back to her easily compatible life with Julian or take the leap into infinity with Edith?
