Whatever Happened to Birdy Troy
By (Author) Rachael English
Hachette Books Ireland
Hachette Books Ireland
12th March 2024
1st February 2024
Ireland
General
Fiction
Category fiction
823.92
Paperback
400
Width 152mm, Height 232mm, Spine 32mm
510g
The brand new novel from the Number One bestselling author of The Letter Home
'Riveting, original ... Rachael English ups her game with each book' ROISIN MEANEY'Exciting and at times heart-breaking, this book is a must for fans of Daisy Jones and the Six' CARMEL HARRINGTON'A compelling, page-turner ... Rachael English is a gifted storyteller' ANNE TIERNANShe was the Next Big Thing ... until she disappearedIn the early 1980s, The Diamonds - Ireland's trailblazing all-woman rock band - were on the brink of internationalsuccess. Their debut single 'Too Much Not Enough' was soaring in the British charts. Then, as suddenly as they'd arrived, they vanished. It was the last anyone would hear of songwriter, guitarist and legend-in-the-making Birdy Troy.Stacey Nash, host of the popular podcast 'Whatever Happened To ...', becomes fascinated with the band thatbroke up before she was born. How could four young women with so much promise just disappearAs problems mount in her own life, Stacey is drawn deeper into unravelling the mystery. But, after forty years, and with the band's members reluctant to cooperate, is it too late for the truth to emergeWHATEVER HAPPENED TO BIRDY TROY is a rollercoaster journey through the rise and fall of four unforgettable friends and bandmates, in a music scene where darkness lurks beneath a veneer of glamour.Rachael English is a bestselling novelist and presenter on Ireland's most popular radio show, Morning Ireland. During more than twenty years as a journalist, she has worked on most of RTE Radio's leading current affairs programmes, covering a huge range of national and international stories.
In recent years Rachael has gained a loyal readership at home and abroad, with her six much-loved novels: Going Back, Each and Every One, The American Girl, The Night of the Party, The Paper Bracelet and The Letter Home.