{"product_id":"exciting-times","title":"Exciting Times","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003cb\u003eThe book of the summer ... Kept me rapt until the final page\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003c\/font\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA sharp, smart, witty modern love story. I loved it\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003c\/font\u003e David Nicholls, author of \u003ci\u003eONE DAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003cb\u003eMore than lives up to the hype ... Likely to fill the Sally-Rooney-shaped hole in many readers'' lives\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003c\/font\u003e \u003ci\u003eIRISH TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003cb\u003eDroll, shrewd and unafraid - a winning debut\u003c\/b\u003e'' \u003c\/font\u003e Hilary Mantel, author of\u003ci\u003e WOLF HALL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003cb\u003eI''ve been pushing \u003ci\u003eExciting Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e on everyone I know. Some of Dolan''s pithy observations of her characters are the best I''ve read since Edward St Aubyn\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003c\/font\u003e  \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003cb\u003eA frankly sensational book\u003c\/b\u003e''\u003c\/font\u003e Pandora Sykes on THE HIGH LOW\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cfont size=\"+1\"\u003e''\u003cb\u003eI\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003en the tradition of Dorothy Parker, Joan Rivers and Nora Ephron ... I found myself purring with pleasure. ...This is comic writing at the highest level''\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/font\u003e Craig Brown, \u003ci\u003eDAILY MAIL\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- a badly-paid job in Hong Kong, teaching English grammar to rich children;\u003cbr\u003e- Julian, who likes to spend money on Ava and lets her move into his guest room;\u003cbr\u003e- Edith, who Ava meets while Julian is out of town and actually listens to her when she talks;\u003cbr\u003e- money, love, cynicism, unspoken feelings and unlikely connections.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eExciting times ensue.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57315384099198,"sku":"NW9781474613460","price":9.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9781474613460.jpg?v=1778647012","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/exciting-times","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}