'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
'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
'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
'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
'A sophisticated character study of a young couple coming to terms with their relationship, in this biting, whip-smart look at modern love and the tangled messes we leave behind us. I am fully in awe of Dolan's talent. And so glad my twenties are over'
- Douglas Stuart, author of Young Mungo and Shuggie Bain