Mayflies

'A stunning novel.' GRAHAM NORTON 'My god this is gorgeous. Wild, wise, wonderful.' RUSSELL T. DAVIES 'Unforgettable.' CÓLM TOIBÍN WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORTICO PRIZE Now featuring Andrew O'Hagan's moving essay on the real-life friendship that inspired his beloved, award-winning novel. Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend who defines your life. In the summer of 1986, James and Tully ignite a friendship based on music, films and the rebel spirit. With school over, they rush towards a magical weekend of youthful excess in Manchester, played out against the greatest soundtrack ever recorded. And there a vow is made: to go at life differently. Thirty years on, the phone rings. Tully has news. Readers love Mayflies: 'Intelligent, moving, and quick-moving. Leaves you smiling and crying at once.' 'Exquisitely written and made me exhale with a big sigh and just sit still, thinking deeply, when I closed the book at the end.' 'An uplifting and life-affirming read.' 'This book will change your life and challenge your values. You'll laugh, then weep til you're weak like a baby.' 'An exquisite exploration of how life should be lived, right until the very last breath.'

'A stunning novel.' GRAHAM NORTON 'My god this is gorgeous. Wild, wise, wonderful.' RUSSELL T. DAVIES 'Unforgettable.' CÓLM TOIBÍN WINNER OF THE CHRISTOPHER ISHERWOOD PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORTICO PRIZE Now featuring Andrew O'Hagan's moving essay on the real-life friendship that inspired his beloved, award-winning novel. Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend who defines your life. In the summer of 1986, James and Tully ignite a friendship based on music, films and the rebel spirit. With school over, they rush towards a magical weekend of youthful excess in Manchester, played out against the greatest soundtrack ever recorded. And there a vow is made: to go at life differently. Thirty years on, the phone rings. Tully has news. Readers love Mayflies: 'Intelligent, moving, and quick-moving. Leaves you smiling and crying at once.' 'Exquisitely written and made me exhale with a big sigh and just sit still, thinking deeply, when I closed the book at the end.' 'An uplifting and life-affirming read.' 'This book will change your life and challenge your values. You'll laugh, then weep til you're weak like a baby.' 'An exquisite exploration of how life should be lived, right until the very last breath.'

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Book Prize An unforgettable coming-of-age novel that becomes a profound mediation on life, death, and 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--news that forces the life-long friends to confront their own mortality head-on. What follows is an incredibly moving examination of the responsibilities and obligations we have to those we love. Mayflies is at once a finely-tuned drama about the delicacy and impermanence of human connection and an urgent inquiry into some of the most important questions of all: Who are we? What do we owe to our friends? And what does it mean to love another person amidst tragedy?

Winner of the Los Angeles Times Christopher Isherwood Book Prize An unforgettable coming-of-age novel that becomes a profound mediation on life, death, and 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--news that forces the life-long friends to confront their own mortality head-on. What follows is an incredibly moving examination of the responsibilities and obligations we have to those we love. Mayflies is at once a finely-tuned drama about the delicacy and impermanence of human connection and an urgent inquiry into some of the most important questions of all: Who are we? What do we owe to our friends? And what does it mean to love another person amidst tragedy?