The Happy Couple
- Author Naoise Dolan
- Narrator Ayoola Smart, Bert Seymour
- Publisher Orion
- Run Time 5 hours and 32 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Fiction: general and literary, Humour, Narrative theme: Love and relationships, Weddings, wedding planners.
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What to expect
'I am fully in awe of Dolan's talent' Douglas Stuart
'I cannot tell you how much I enjoyed it' Marian Keyes
'Dazzling. Not a word is out of place' Katherine Heiny
Meet Celine and Luke. To all intents and purposes, the happy couple.
But Celine's more interested in playing the piano, and Luke's a serial cheater.
And as their big day approaches, the complicated lives of the wedding party begin to unravel. A fed-up bridesmaid, a lovesick best man, guests and family members all find themselves searching for their own happily ever afters.
From the author of Exciting Times, this is a sparkling ensemble novel about love and marriage, fidelity and betrayal.
Critics Review
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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
Marian Keyes -
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
Irish Independent -
Sassy and smart and wickedly funny, Dolan’s voice is uniquely her own. I inhaled every irreverent page
Ruth Gilligan, author of THE BUTCHERS -
I just finished The Happy Couple and I loved it – an extremely funny examination of modern love, with depth, bite and poignancy
Daisy Buchanan, author of INSATIABLE -
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.
Kit Fan, author of DIAMOND HILL -
Endlessly funny, endlessly inventive – a bold and stylish novel that slipped down and burned like a shot of something lovely
Rebecca Wait, author of I'M SORRY YOU FEEL THAT WAY
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