Bookery Book Club: "Exciting Times"

844 Elm Street,Manchester NH 03101

17 March, 2022

Description

Join us for a spirited and fun discussion each month! March's book club pick is "Exciting Times" by Naoise Dolan. Each month there is a different book to push you out of your comfort zone and give you an opportunity to meet local book lovers over coffee. Prompted questions will kick start the conversation. March's book club pick is Exciting Times by Naoise (NEE-shuh) Dolan. A little about our book: 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 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 Hong Kong–born lawyer, striking and ambitious, Edith takes Ava to the theater and leaves her tulips in the hallway. Ava wants to be her—and wants her. 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? Politically alert, heartbreakingly raw, and dryly funny, Exciting Times is thrillingly attuned to the great freedoms and greater uncertainties of modern love. In stylish, uncluttered prose, Naoise Dolan dissects the personal and financial transactions that make up a life—and announces herself as a singular new voice. Bookery is Manchester’s first indpendent bookstore.   Stop by 844 Elm Street to experience a community of book lovers and coffee connoisseurs with a techie, artsy vibe.   Homemade donuts, sandwiches, and pastries can be your snack or be catered for your whole office.   We have so many events each week! Swing on by for beer or wine as you shop, listen to live music, hear from an author, or join a workshop.   We take pride bringing the local community together hosting weekly events like . . . Author Visits Story Time Live Music   We also have an awesome selection of curated merchandise like books cards, and gifts!