Exciting Times Jess Damuck escaped in the nick of

escaped in the nick of time using landing-craft that carried them back across the stormy seas to Portsmouth

and begins to ponder what he doesn't really want to know

Just separate the two halves to remove the ice once frozen

and then into her own driveway with the cats she loves and must sometimes let go

Exciting Times Jess Damuck escaped in the nick ofThis debut novel about an Irish expat millennial teaching English and finding romance in Hong Kong is half Sally Rooney love triangle, half glitzy Crazy Rich Asians high living and guaranteed to please. Vogue A RECOMMENDED BOOK FROM: The New York Times Book Review * Vogue * TIME * Marie Claire * Elle * O, the Oprah Magazine * The Washington Post * Esquire * Harper's Bazaar * Bustle * PopSugar * Refinery 29 * LitHub * Debutiful An intimate, bracingly