Mayflies - Andrew OHagan
Category: General Fiction
Tags: General Fiction, Novel, Contemporary, Adults
An unforgettable coming-of-age novel that becomes a profound mediation on life, death, and lifelong friendship., From the widely renowned author Andrew OHagan, a heartbreaking novel of an extraordinary lifelong friendship., Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend who defines your life., In the summer of 1986, in a small Scottish town, James and Tully ignite a brilliant friendship based on music, films and the rebel spirit. With school over and the locked world of their fathers before them, they rush towards the climax of their youth: a magical weekend in Manchester, the epicentre of everything that inspires them in working-class Britain. There, against the greatest soundtrack ever recorded, a vow is made: to go at life differently., Thirty years on, half a life away, the phone rings. Tully has news. Mayflies is a memorial to youths euphorias and to everyday tragedy. A tender goodbye to an old union, it discovers the joy and the costs of love., Length: 7 hrs and 26 mins Release date: 09
