The Happy Couple
A sparkling story of modern love from the bestselling author of EXCITING TIMES
Naoise Dolan
The Happy Couple
A sparkling story of modern love from the bestselling author of EXCITING TIMES
Naoise Dolan
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'A brilliant contemporary novel' COLM TÓIBÍN
'So witty, observant and wise' MARIAN KEYES
From the author of Exciting Times, this is a sparkling ensemble novel about love and marriage, fidelity and betrayal, that is both ferociously clever and supremely enjoyable.
Sassy and smart and wickedly funny, Dolan's voice is uniquely her own. I inhaled every irreverent page
I just finished The Happy Couple and I loved it - an extremely funny examination of modern love, with depth, bite and poignancy
Dolan, whose debut novel Exciting Times was a storming success, is sure to bring her sparkling wit and insightful understanding of human relationships to this second outing
I pure LOVED The Happy Couple. So witty, observant, wise and funny. Nihilistic about heteronormative relationships but so charmingly done I barely noticed. I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it
A cracking ensemble, The Happy Couple is a beautiful sonata about our relationships and a sad fugue for fear and loneliness. The book is a tough, all-engrossing love-test. Dolan's acerbic humour is unapologetically analytical. She breaks the rule of intimacy with wit and panache that are second to none. I was kept on tenterhooks till the last few pages and my heart wouldn't stop pounding afterwards. I don't want to say goodbye to Luke and Celine.
Endlessly funny, endlessly inventive - a bold and stylish novel that slipped down and burned like a shot of something lovely
A sophisticated character study of a young couple coming to terms with their relationship, in this biting, whip-smart look at modern love and the tangled messes we leave behind us. I am fully in awe of Dolan's talent. And so glad my twenties are over
The Happy Couple is a dazzling follow-up to Exciting Times. Dolan spins her magic again with humour and insight and the sharpest of prose. Not a word out of place
The Happy Couple is just as satisfying as Exciting Times, and deals with class, money, gender dynamics and bisexuality with similar ease. Set between London and Dublin, it is a beautiful exploration of love, fidelity - and whether either are compatible with marriage
The Happy Couple is one of those rare novels that feel like it's been written just for you. It's precisely what I love to read: engaging, fast-paced, hilarious, but still tender and moving. Also, is Dolan an actual genius? The pages just sparkle with smartness. It's a true joy to read, I adored it from the first page to the last
Using daring, exciting sentences and close, sharp observation, The Happy Couple is a brilliant contemporary novel
The Happy Couple hooked me the way that heteronormativity hooks its ambivalent protagonists. Dolan's prose absolutely crackles with wit, humour, and empathy
The Happy Couple reminded me of Muriel Spark in its precision of language and emotion
Fun, addictive and laced with astute observations
A deep dive into love, betrayal, monogamy and sexuality. Sensational
One of the most talked about books for 2023
A funny and perceptive play on the traditional marriage plot that cements Dolan as one of the cleverest, most amusing new writers around. Marriage, it seems, is a laughing matter
The Happy Couple rises towards an affecting ending that asks what illusions and armour one has to shed in order to feel free
Naoise Dolan is an Irish writer born in Dublin. She studied at Trinity College, followed by a Master's in Victorian literature at Oxford. Her debut novel, Exciting Times, was a Sunday Times bestseller, widely translated and optioned for TV. She is the winner of the 2021 Hawthornden Prize for Literature and has been shortlisted and longlisted for several prizes, including The Women's Prize for Fiction, the Dylan Thomas Prize and The Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award.