Old Bandmates Reunite Around Grief and Unfinished Songs
Band reunions are never only about music; they are about who everyone failed to become. Grief, guilt and old songs give this Dublin story a strong emotional charge, with wit likely sharpening rather than softening the ache. It helps old.
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Old Bandmates Reunite Around Grief and Unfinished Songs
Band reunions are never only about music; they are about who everyone failed to become. Grief, guilt and old songs give this Dublin story a strong emotional charge, with wit likely sharpening rather than softening the ache. It helps old.
- Book Synopsis
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The Heathens thought of themselves as 'the 1000th best band of all time'. Then their tour van crashed, and one of their members died.
Twenty years later, weird things are happening in Dublin, bringing the surviving members of the band together in ways none of them could have anticipated and lifting the lid on mysteries from their shared past.
Experts in a Dying Field is a gloriously sharp, witty and surprising novel about friendship, secrets, the strange workings of grief and guilt, and the joyful alchemy of music, from a writer with a unique ability to access humour and deep emotion.
Ideal for readers who:
- Go for novels about old bands, unfinished grief and friendship’s afterlife.
- Follow Dublin music-scene wit as secrets from a shared past resurface.
- Cherish stories where humour and sorrow sit on the same page.
- Savour creative lives, guilt and the odd magic of getting the group back together.
- About The Author
- Patrick Freyne spent most of his twenties trying to be a rock star before turning to the much more stable and secure world of journalism. He is a features writer at the Irish Times. His first book, OK, Let's Do Your Stupid Idea was longlisted for the Rathbones Folio Prize in 2021.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781844886999
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Sandycove, (11 June 2026)
- Number of Pages
- 224
- Weight
- 330 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 215 x 135 x 25 mm
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