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Mayflies

By: Andrew O'Hagan
Narrated by: Andrew O'Hagan
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'An immensely engaging writer: wry and witty, and insightful.' Sunday Times

'A vivid and meticulous writer.' Observer

From the widely renowned author Andrew O'Hagan, 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 youth's euphorias and to everyday tragedy. A tender goodbye to an old union, it discovers the joy and the costs of love.

©2020 Andrew O'Hagan (P)2020 Faber & Faber Coming of Age Dark Humour Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Literature & Fiction Heartfelt Tear-jerking Comedy
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Beautifully read by the author with feeling and authenticity. A story of friendship across the years addressing two distinct points in time. Dealing with hedonistic youth and reality of age, illness, and taking control of your end. Loved it, related to it, felt it in my bones ❤️

Brilliant! Utterly brilliant!

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Beautiful coming of age story but more than that, a story about life long friendships & loyalty. It made me laugh out loud & also cry. I can highly recommend this book.

Magnificent, Beautiful, Sad Story

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a story read by the author and I don't think anyone could have told it with so much emotion.
the story itself is moving but not so profound to make you sit in a corner contemplating the mortality of life.

reality bites

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I chose this book on the recommendation by Trent Dalton when he appeared on ABC and was asked to pick some favourite books. Very entertaining but also very poignant.

A fantastic story

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I loved this book, the characters, the places and the times...beautifully performed by the author.

Beautifully written and read

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A tremendously engaging account of male friendship and universal life stages journey. I loved this book for its tenderness and tropes of men through their ages. The relationships, fears, lives, loves and losses.

A close to home coming of age with wit and insight

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I laughed and cried. it was a beautiful story, well told and will read by the author.

Great story

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This is a great read/listen. I loved it from the kick off. If, like my partner, you’re not into it, stick with it. It will all make sense. It’s a beautiful piece of writing.

Brilliant

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A beautiful novel about what it means to live a meaningful life and what it means to die a meaningful death

beautiful reflection on living and dying

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A beautiful story which made me laugh out loud and weep in public. A great description of growing up through the 80s. An inspired description of life and friendship of struggle and determination. Carefully crafted, wonderfully told. Exceptional.

A Story Not to be Missed

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