Books for people who’d rather be broke in the big city
Curated by @shelfthreads · 9 books
- 1
Exciting Times
Naoise Dolan
Ava leaves Dublin to teach English in Hong Kong for not much money, then moves into a rich British banker’s flat, where he pays for everything and won’t say what they are. Then she meets Edith, who asks all the questions he doesn’t.
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Okay Days
Jenny Mustard
Sam and Luka meet in their twenties in London and fall for each other between shifts, flatshares and nights out. Now they have to work out whether the life they’re building is the one they actually want.
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Evenings and Weekends
Oisín McKenna
Over one sweltering weekend in London, a group of friends face rising rent, a pregnancy and a wedding no one is sure about. Meanwhile, a whale has swum up the Thames, and the whole city has turned out to watch.
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