A funny, boisterous, and deeply moving novel about aging hairstylist Rolands childhood friendship with Birdy ODay, whose fevered quest for pop music glory drives them apartRoland Keener is an aging hairstylist whos lived and worked in the same town all his life. Hes more or less content with the quiet and predictable days he shares with his partner of twenty-five years, Tony. That is, until he hears that Birdy ODaywashed-up music icon and Rolands childhood best friend and first loveis playing his first hometown concert since fleeing decades earlier. Holing up with a scrapbook of news clippings about Birdy, Roland recalls his childhood in the 60s: Growing up poor with a single mother, he meets a boy at school who calls himself Birdy and is unlike anyone hes ever known. The two become inseparable, with Roland an eager sidekick to Birdy and his dreams of stardom. But when Birdy gets his big break, Roland is left behind, bereft. They become estranged over the years; one tours the world as a pop music sensation while the other struggles to chart a new path forward. But now, Birdys imminent return to town is a chance for both of them to finally come to terms with their glorious yet troubled past.A funny and poignant novel about hero worship, heartbreak, and queer survival, An Evening with Birdy ODay will remind you that you can never go home againeven if you never left it in the first place.This publication meets the EPUB Accessibility requirements and it also meets the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG-AA). It is screen-reader friendly and is accessible to persons with disabilities. This book is defined with accessible structural markup. This book contains various accessibility features such as alternative text for images, table of contents, page-list, landmark, reading order and semantic structure.
