Mayflies

One of those novels to press into the hands of friends. Beautifully written . . . alert to time, place and the ordinary human . . Wise, poetic . . . I adored this book. -- Carol Ann Duffy

A joyful, warm and heart-filling tribute to the million-petalled flower of male friendship. ― The Times

Starts as a celebration of wild youth and music but then turns into something tender and heartbreaking about friendship and time. I loved it. -- David Nicholls

A tight, delicate and soulful novel about the power of enduring friendship and making the best of your life no matter what. ― Sunday Times

The book which has meant most to me this year . . . About the really important things: the transformative power of music and good times, friendship, love and loss. -- John Lanchester ― Evening Standard 'Books of the Year'

It's so beautiful . . . The love between friends, between men, is so rarely celebrated. It's gorgeous. ― Damian Barr

I was pretty much in love with its main character by page four, and I was confident it would be one of my books of the year by about page ten. -- Daniel Hahn ― Spectator 'Books of the Year'

Few novelists could have mined such riches from a study of male friendship . . . A plangent masterpiece. ― Mail on Sunday

O'Hagan writes on youth and experience with wit and poignancy - and a terrific soundtrack. ― Financial Times 'Books of the Year'

An intelligent and beautifully written portrait of being young in the 1980s and what makes male friendships tick. ― The Times 'Books of the Year'

On almost every page there is an arresting sentence or idea . . . O'Hagan's achievement is . . . to fill the pages with roaring life, right up to the last kick of the ball. ― Herald

 

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