Mayflies

A Guardian. , Spectator. , Sunday Times. , Financial Times. and Evening Standard. Book of the Year'What a stunning novel. ' Graham Norton. 'Funny, passionate, heartbreaking. ' Tracey Thorn. 'Life-enhancing. ' Scotsman. 'Unforgettable. ' Cólm Toibín. 'Spectacular. ' Books of the Year,. Spectator. 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 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.