Following up the success of her debut novel, "Exciting Times", Naoise Dolan returns with a book that perfectly encapsulates what it is like to be young, in love, and questioning society's expectations of what we should and shouldn't be doing at that age.
Charting the lives of five characters, the soon-to-be-married couple Luke and Celine, who are in mutually unrequited love with one another; the best man Archie, who is trying to quash his love for Luke; the bridesmaid Phoebe, Celine's sister who is suspicious of Luke's repeated and unexplained disappearances; as well as the guest Vivian, who is watching from afar, as they intersect at a wedding, "The Happy Couple" has all the charm and wit of Dolan's first novel. A great ensemble piece, this will surely be one of the must-read books of summer.
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan is out on 25 May (£16.99)