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Mayflies
Book • 2020
Mayflies is a coming-of-age story set in Thatcher's Britain, following the lives of two friends, Jimmy and Tully, as they navigate youth, adulthood, and mortality.
The novel is divided into two parts: the first set in 1986 at a music festival in Manchester, and the second thirty years later, where the friends reunite amidst life-changing circumstances.
It explores themes of friendship, nostalgia, and the complexities of life's transitions.
The novel is divided into two parts: the first set in 1986 at a music festival in Manchester, and the second thirty years later, where the friends reunite amidst life-changing circumstances.
It explores themes of friendship, nostalgia, and the complexities of life's transitions.
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Conor Boyle as a previous work by Andrew O'Hagan that was adapted for television by the BBC.


The Great London Novel, with Andrew O'Hagan