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1474613462 
Book Exciting times; Naoise Dolan
Year: 2021
Language: English
Type: Book
Class Number: F
Category: Fiction
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2021
Physical or Electronic: Physical
ISBN: 9781474613460
Notes:
Originally published: 2020
Ava, newly arrived in Hong Kong from Dublin, spends her days teaching English to rich children. Julian is 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'. Enter Edith, a lawyer. Refreshingly enthusiastic and unapologetically earnest, Edith takes Ava to the theatre when Julian leaves Hong Kong for work. Quickly, she becomes something Ava looks forward to. And 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?
Extent: 277 pages, 20 cm, pbk
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This book starts off well but goes more and more downhill as you lose empathy with the main character. I don’t even understand the ending!
20/10/21
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1474613497 
Moon 
Year: 2023
Language: English
Type: Moon
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Physical or Electronic: Physical
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240 pages ; 23 cm (hbk)