{"product_id":"9798887980669-fairley-brothers-in-japan","title":"The Fairley Brothers in Japan","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the author of\u003cem\u003e Poor Ghost comes\u003c\/em\u003e a poignant road trip novel following two middle-aged brothers, Chris and Andy Fairley, as they attempt an unlikely musical comeback in Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the author of\u003cem\u003e Poor Ghost\u003c\/em\u003e comes a poignant road trip novel following two middle-aged brothers, Chris and Andy Fairley, as they attempt an unlikely musical comeback in Japan.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChris and Andy Fairley couldn’t be more opposite—Chris, an uptight, ever-pessimist, and Andy, a go-with-the-flow hopeful. Their glory days seemed long behind them since their moderate success as a folk-rock duo and their relationship with each other fizzled out in the mid-1980s. But when their hit song is unexpectedly chosen for a Japanese car commercial, the men are given one last shot to revive their fame and friendship.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey embark on a tour across Japan, but soon find their venues are far from glamorous: a wedding reception where they're asked to play their hit on repeat, a flower farm gift shop, a windy sculpture park, and a restaurant where customers catch their own fish. As tensions between the brothers rise and a strange reporter begins following them all around the country, the men aren’t sure if the band or their relationship will survive. With echoes of Andrew Sean Greer’s \u003cem\u003eLess\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Fairley Brothers in Japan\u003c\/em\u003e is a gently comic exploration of aging, family, and belonging. It’s a tale of two brothers, not just hitting the road, but rediscovering themselves along the way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56127981650294,"sku":"9798887980669","price":14.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_35839699_70676b1e-6a30-4dcd-80a1-4ac9f58e9dfe.jpg?v=1756320774","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9798887980669-fairley-brothers-in-japan","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}