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Arthur Phillips was born in Minneapolis and educated at Harvard. He has been a child actor, jazz musician, speechwriter and entrepreneur. He has written three other novels, The Egyptologist, Prague and Angelica, all available from Duckworth. He lives in New York City. | The Song is You
Arthur Phillips ‘Phillips turns the notion of the artistic muse on its head and gives it a spin, delineating a pas de deux between a young singer-songwriter and the older man who actively, obsessively inspires her’ New York Times, '100 Notable Books of 2009' ‘The stage seems set for a classic Star is Born scenario - with a twist, as Julian never introduces himself in person but supplies surprisingly effective media coaching and career advice through the cryptic means of cartoon messages left on beer mats... Phillips has a perceptive eye for the precarious nature of vocal genius... Someone should ensure that Amy Winehouse receives a copy straight away’ Guardian More quotes Julian Donahue is in love with his iPod. Each song triggers a memory – there’s one for the day when he met his wife-to-be, and another for the day his son was born. But when a tragedy tears his family apart, even music loses its hold on him. Then, one snowy night in Brooklyn, he stumbles into a bar where a young Irish woman with a shock of dark red hair sings with a voice that demands his attention. Though they do not meet, a strange and unlikely love affair is ignited, and his life’s soundtrack starts to play again. Cait O’Dwyer’s star is on the rise, and from an anonymous distance Julian guides her along the path to fame – and she responds to the one voice who seems to understand her. As their entanglement deepens, they face the prospect of an inevitable, impossible meeting. What follows is a love story and a uniquely heart-breaking dark comedy about obsession and loss. |
