{"product_id":"cowboy-song-9781472121073","title":"Cowboy Song","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''The truest measure of the man we have thus far'' - \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Affectionate, impeccably researched biography'' - \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''Head and shoulders above the usual rock hagiography'' - \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first biography to be written with the cooperation of the Lynott Estate, \u003ci\u003eCowboy Song \u003c\/i\u003eis the definitive authorised account of the extraordinary life and career of Thin Lizzy guiding spirit, Philip Lynott.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLeading music writer Graeme Thomson explores the fascinating contradictions between Lynott''s unbridled rock star excesses and the shy, sensitive ''orphan'' raised in working class Dublin. The mixed-race child of a Catholic teenager and a Guyanese stowaway, Lynott rose above daunting obstacles and wounding abandonments to become Ireland''s first rock star. \u003ci\u003eCowboy Song \u003c\/i\u003eexamines his key musical alliances as well as the unique blend of cultural influences which informed Lynott''s writing, connecting Ire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn affectionate and unflinching book on Lynott ... It's the substantive flesh Thomson puts on the bones of Lynott's personal life, though, that makes \u003ci\u003eCowboy Song\u003c\/i\u003e the truest measure of the man we have thus far - and a must-read for anybody ever smitten by Lizzy's fatally-flawed romantic * James McNair, \u003ci\u003eMojo\u003c\/i\u003e *\u003cbr\u003eWell researched ... poignant ... revealing * RTE Guide *\u003cbr\u003eA genuinely sympathetic portrait * Uncut *\u003cbr\u003eAn admirable book ... there are times when Graeme Thomson's prose reaches astute heights and stirs recognitions -- James O’Connor \u003ci\u003eIrish Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAffectionate, impeccably researched biography ... an impressively well-rounded story -- Geoff Barton \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHead and shoulders above the usual rock hagiography -- Neil Armstrong, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOutstanding -- John Spain, \u003ci\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEven non-Thin Lizzy fans will find much to fascinate in \u003ci\u003eCowboy Song\u003c\/i\u003e. Thomson's account ... is absorbing * Irish Examiner *\u003cbr\u003ePacks a real emotional punch * Spectator *\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent, painstaking life ... Crowther's afterword about her errant bad-boy hubbie and their \"beautiful, strong, funny, creative and loving girls ... of whom he would be so very, very proud\" brought tears to my eyes -- Barney Hoskyns, \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCowboy Song \u003c\/i\u003egoes further - uncovering how Lynott's race, country, and complex family life fed into his singular poetry and music -- Michael Curle, \u003ci\u003eIrish Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEngrossing ... a candid depiction of a complicated soul -- David Burke, \u003ci\u003eRock’n’Reel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFascinating -- Edel Coffey, \u003ci\u003eBelfast Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown Book Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48739368304983,"sku":"9781472121073","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781472121073.jpg?v=1720052041","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/cowboy-song-9781472121073","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}