The End of Music
Description
Herb Carter’s days as an aspiring rock star are over. His mother no longer remembers his name and seems trapped in the past. Jamie Fitzpatrick’s second novel weaves in and out of time to effortlessly braid the stories of a son who’s left his dreams behind, and the mother who stopped singing, in the wake of great tragedy, to care for her child.
Awards
- Short-listed, The Relit Award 2018
Reviews
"The End of Music is one of the best books I have read this year…"
- The Telegram
"Listen. Buy The End of Music. You won't be able to put it down. "
- The Packet
"…one of the most hotly anticipated books of the fall season. "
- Atlantic Books Today
"From its pitch-percect opening to its crescendo conclusion Jamie Fitzpatrick's second novel is a ranging, honed exploration of the familial and artistic bonds that unite and divide, uplift and betray us. "
- The Telegram