An Evening with Birdy O'Day

A funny, boisterous, and deeply moving novel about aging hairstylist Roland's childhood friendship with Birdy O'Day, whose...
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Author: Greg Kearney
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Language: English
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An Evening with Birdy O'Day by Kearney, Greg

An Evening with Birdy O'Day

$49.70

An Evening with Birdy O'Day

$49.70
Author: Greg Kearney
Format: Paperback
Language: English

A funny, boisterous, and deeply moving novel about aging hairstylist Roland's childhood friendship with Birdy O'Day, whose fevered quest for pop music glory drives them apart

Roland Keener is an aging hairstylist who's lived and worked in the same town all his life. He's more or less content with the quiet and predictable days he shares with his partner of twenty-five years, Tony. That is, until he hears that Birdy O'Day--washed-up music icon and Roland's childhood best friend and first love--is playing his first hometown concert since fleeing decades earlier.

Holing up with a scrapbook of news clippings about Birdy, Roland recalls his childhood in the '60s: Growing up poor with a single mother, he meets a boy at school who calls himself Birdy and is unlike anyone he's ever known. The two become inseparable, with Roland an eager sidekick to Birdy and his dreams of stardom. But when Birdy gets his big break, Roland is left behind, bereft. They become estranged over the years; one tours the world as a pop music sensation while the other struggles to chart a new path forward. But now, Birdy's imminent return to town is a chance for both of them to finally come to terms with their glorious yet troubled past.

A funny and poignant novel about hero worship, heartbreak, and queer survival, An Evening with Birdy O'Day will remind you that you can never go home again--even if you never left it in the first place.



Author: Greg Kearney
Publisher: Arsenal Pulp Press
Published: 04/16/2024
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781551529417


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2024

About the Author
Greg Kearney's first novel The Desperates (2013) was a Lambda Literary Award finalist, and his plays have been mounted at Theatre Passe Muraille and Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. He divides his time between Toronto and Winnipeg.



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