{"product_id":"experts-in-a-dying-field","title":"Experts in a Dying Field","description":"DESCRIPTION : \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Offbeat, ironic, humane and hilarious, \u003ci\u003eExperts in a Dying Field\u003c\/i\u003e is an earworm you’ll be humming along to for a long time to come.' \u003cb\u003ePAUL MURRAY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderfully evocative novel from a major storytelling talent.’ \u003cb\u003eJOSEPH O'CONNOR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Just pure joy and pure heartbreak and GENUINE LAUGHS all the way through. I cried a few times too.’ \u003cb\u003eMARINA HYDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Heathens thought of themselves as 'the 1000th best band of all time'. Then their tour van crashed, and one of their members died.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTwenty years later, weird things are happening in Dublin, bringing the surviving members of the band together in ways none of them could have anticipated and lifting the lid on mysteries from their shared past.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eExperts in a Dying Field\u003c\/i\u003e is a gloriously sharp, witty and surprising novel about friendship, secrets, the strange workings of grief and guilt, and the joyful alchemy of music, from a writer with a unique ability to access humour and deep emotion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Hums with life, told with the rigour and brilliance of one of Ireland’s finest minds. As profound as it is hilarious, Freyne’s voice is unmistakable: clever, tender, and original. Read it once, then read it again. Then go to the pub.’ \u003cb\u003eELAINE FEENEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A paean to friendship, forgiveness and the power of music, told with the blend of empathy and wit that is Freyne's trademark. I loved this book’\u003cb\u003e LOUISE KENNEDY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Kaleidoscopic ... Clever, warm and moving, it’s a remarkable book, thrumming with music and with love.' \u003cb\u003eDOIREANN NÍ GHRÍOFA\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Beautiful, big-hearted, silly and profound' \u003cb\u003eSÉAMAS O'REILLY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Rich, funny, moving and \u003ci\u003ealive\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Commitments\u003c\/i\u003e for a generation who grew up burning their own CDs off dodgy LimeWire MP3s.' \u003cb\u003eRÓISÍN LANIGAN\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Poignant and beautifully observed. Patrick Freyne writes about his characters with humour, care and loving attention.’\u003cb\u003e RÓNÁN HESSION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘Witty, boisterous and warm. Confirms Freyne as a writer who cares deeply about people.’\u003cb\u003e LISA MCINERNEY\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A sharply funny and tender book. You can hear the music coming off every page. Wonderful.’ \u003cb\u003eJULIA RAESIDE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Sizzles with hope, laughs and the tensions that come from knowing someone in their brighter, younger days and wishing, perhaps, that you've left them there. Nostalgic, darkly funny, and real – perfect for anyone trying to make sense of what it means to have history.' \u003cb\u003eJUSTIN MYERS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for Patrick Freyne\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Patrick Freyne is a comic genius' \u003cb\u003eMARIAN KEYES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A writer of rare humour, depth, and humanity'\u003cb\u003e MARK O'CONNELL\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'No one makes me laugh like Patrick Freyne' \u003cb\u003ePAUL HOWARD\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A brilliant writer' \u003cb\u003eBLINDBOY BOATCLUB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Patrick Freyne has a distinct and enviable gift for story-telling' \u003cb\u003eSINÉAD GLEESON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the funniest writers in Ireland' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eIRISH EXAMINER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT DETAILS : \u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eISBN : 9781844886999 \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003eBY (AUTHOR) Freyne, Patrick \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLISHER : Penguin Books Ltd  \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePUBLICATION DATE : June 11, 2026 \u003c\/td\u003e \u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCOUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : Ireland \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eIMPRINT : Sandycove \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eLANGUAGE : English \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eAGE : General \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\u003ctd colspan=\"2\"\u003ePRODUCT FORM : Paperback \/ softback \u003c\/td\u003e\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003eDIMENSION : 216 mm x 135 mm \u003cbr\u003eWEIGHT : 300 g \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePRODUCT CATEGORY :\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/Fiction-Related-items\"\u003eFiction \u0026amp; Related items\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e    \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/bookazine-hong-kong.myshopify.com\/collections\/The-Arts\"\u003eThe Arts\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Freyne, Patrick","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49884045738261,"sku":"9781844886999","price":210.0,"currency_code":"HKD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/7087\/3174\/files\/9781844886999.jpg?v=1777012376","url":"https:\/\/bookazine.com.hk\/products\/experts-in-a-dying-field","provider":"Bookazine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}