"If all that follows reads like a love story, that's what it was..."

Hey Man is the story of Ian and Tommy, whose rich and tender friendship stretches across three fateful decades.

Their story begins in 1989, when seventeen-year-old Dubliner Ian finds himself lodging with thirty-year-old actor Tommy in London. A summer of long nights and early mornings leaves an indelible mark on them both. Then, the adventure ends. Tommy vanishes, and Ian is left with the ache of something unfinished.

When they meet again in Dublin, fifteen years later, Ian is Brother Eugene, a Benedictine monk searching for meaning in devotion, while Tommy is navigating fame, divorce, and his familiar restlessness. The old spark is there-but so are the questions: what did they mean to each other, and why does it still matter?

At Tommy's sixtieth birthday, with illness casting its shadow, the truths long buried rise to the surface. Tender and devastating, Hey Man is a meditation on the mysteries of male friendship and the bonds that shape a life.

An ode to male friendship-wise, wry, poetic, and deeply moving.

About the Author

Andrew Meehan has published four books, One Star Awake, Instant Fires, The Mystery of Love and Best Friends. He was Head of Development at the Irish Film Board and teaches creative writing at Strathclyde University.

Reviews

'A joy to read...perfectly pitched to be a word-of-mouth summer hit' John Self, The Times

'Sparkling with characters that are so easy to fall in love with. Andrew Meehan is a wonderful writer' Caroline O'Donoghue,The Rachel Incident

'A beautiful, tender and insightful novel, full of heart with dazzling prose' Rachelle Atall, The Salt Flats

'Deliciously deceptive, flawed and perversely personable characters' Scottish Sunday Post

'A radiant novel, achingly romantic'

Irish Independent

'Stylish, very funny, and moving - he's a true original' Kevin Barry

Book Information
ISBN 9781919247106
Author Andrew Meehan
Format Paperback
Page Count 242
Imprint Muswell Press
Publisher Muswell Press