The thrill of it all
By: by Joseph O'Connor
Contributors: Leonard L. Milberg Collection of Irish Prose
Publisher: Harvill Secker
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 402
ISBN-13: 9780436205736; 9781448156122; 9781846553530
Subjects: Englisch; Roman; Bands (Music); Friendship; Interpersonal relations; Fiction
Description: At college in 1980s Luton, Robbie Goulding, an Irish-born teenager, meets elusive Fran Mulvey, an orphaned Vietnamese refugee. Together they form a band. Joined by cellist Sarah-Thérèse Sherlock and her twin brother Sean on drums, The Ships in the Night set out to chase fame. But the story of this makeshift family is haunted by ghosts from the past. Spanning 25 years, 'The Thrill of it All' rewinds and fast-forwards through an evocative soundtrack of struggle and laughter.