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Title: Old BoysAuthor: Nick SpaldingFormat reviewed: EbookSource: NetgalleyPublisher: Lake Union PublishingPublication Date: 15th June 2023Rating: 5 Stars
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Title: Old Boys
In this hilarious and heartfelt story from the bestselling author of Dry Hard, Will hasn’t seen his rock-star dad for thirty years. But now he’s back for an encore…
Will Fairweather is getting old. His back aches, his bowels misbehave if he eats spicy food and he’s completely lost his sense of rhythm. Life has taught him not to take risks, but even that hasn’t stopped his marriage hitting the rocks too. The last thing he needs is a surprise call from Red Fairweather, devil-may-care rock god—and the father Will hasn’t seen for thirty years.
If Will’s old before his time, Red’s the boy who won’t grow up.
When Will needs somewhere to live, with nowhere else to turn, he finds himself back with the hellraiser who deserted his family. As Will tries to come to terms with the downward spiral of his life, he starts to realise there’s more to Red than he thought—there’s a real human being under all that leather and attitude, a dad determined to make up for lost time and help his son get back on track.
Can Will make his peace with a father seeking forgiveness?
Every time I sit down to a Nick Spalding novel I know I'm going to have a good time and that I'm in for a treat. And Old Boys was no exception.
We have Will who is acting and feeling old before his time, and seems to have forgotten that life is for living, not just existing in.
And back on the scene after 30 years is Will's father Red, who is an ageing rock star who would like to make amends with his son and to help him through this current rough patch.
And Will is pretty much forced to reconnect with his father and his memories.
What is soon apparent is that Red is far more like the child in this relationship, he is impulsive, fun loving, good intentioned but doesn't think things through.
And I absolutely adored him, he livened up every scene he was in, and there were some more poignant moments with him too.
It's another truly fabulous book from the author who certainly has me laughing out loud in places, as well as gasping in shock and on the verge of shedding a tear too. Just superb, and I'm already looking forward to seeing what he writes next.
Thank you to Lake Union Publishing and Netgalley for this copy which I have reviewed honestly and voluntarily.
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