{"product_id":"hey-man-by-andrew-meehan-9781919247106","title":"Hey Man","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIf all that follows reads like a love story, that's what it was...\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eHey Man\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of Ian and Tommy, whose rich and tender friendship stretches across three fateful decades. Their story begins in 1989, when seventeen-year-old Dubliner Ian finds himself lodging with thirty-year-old actor Tommy in London. A summer of long nights and early mornings leaves an indelible mark on them both. Then, the adventure ends. Tommy vanishes, and Ian is left with the ache of something unfinished.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen they meet again in Dublin, fifteen years later, Ian is Brother Eugene, a Benedictine monk searching for meaning in devotion, while Tommy is navigating fame, divorce, and his familiar restlessness. The old spark is there—but so are the questions: what did they mean to each other, and why does it still matter?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAt Tommy’s sixtieth birthday, with illness casting its shadow, the truths long buried rise to the surface. Tender and devastating, \u003cem\u003eHey Man\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on the mysteries of male friendship and the bonds that shape a life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAn ode to male friendship—wise, wry, poetic, and deeply moving.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PTY Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48021988344044,"sku":"9781919247106","price":26.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781919247106-hey-man.jpg?v=1785285855","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/hey-man-by-andrew-meehan-9781919247106","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}