Mayflies — Andrew O’Hagan

Author: Andrew O’Hagan
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Format: Paperback
Edition: Export edition, 2020
ISBN: 9780571273690
Condition: Very good second-hand condition. Light shelf wear from handling and storage. Binding is clean and solid with no major damage noted. Please see photos for the exact copy available.

Mayflies is a bittersweet literary novel about friendship, youth, memory, and mortality. Set between a euphoric summer in 1980s Scotland and a reunion decades later, the novel follows James and his charismatic friend Tully as they navigate music, rebellion, working-class identity, and the realities of adulthood. Emotional without becoming sentimental, it blends nostalgia with reflections on love, loss, and loyalty.