The Forest Is the Path - Gary Lightbody

You’re falling through time so all I can do is fall with you. The numbness had set in long before I sat at your bedside. But even with senses impaired as the flight touches down at Belfast City I can somehow still feel the screeching of wheels on tarmac scorching something deep into me. Gary Lightbody's phenomenal companion to Snow Patrol's No.1 Album of the same name is a remarkable work of narrative writing. The Forest is the Path explores some of the main themes of the album; time, home, love, death and life, and serves as a prequel to the record, telling the story of his dad Jack's death. It tracks the journey he went on – a journey whose end seemed to unlock a part of Gary that had been dormant until he started to write songs again. This is the book that emerged from that time.   Review ‘[An] astoundingly poetic book’ – Pandora Sykes 'Raw…and extraordinary.' – Nihal Arthanayake ‘Lightbody’s experience in songwriting ― heartfelt, confessional treasures like Chasing Cars, Run and Open Your Eyes is beautifully rendered in narrative form.’ – Sunday Times, Pavel Barter 'I read it in one go…and then I read it again.' – Lorraine Kelly 'A beautiful piece of work.' – Ryan Tubridy, Virgin Radio 'The book and the album – both are absolutely terrific.' – Brendan O'Connor ‘I have both cried and laughed reading this book. It is beautiful.’ – Muireann O'Connell ‘Ostensibly a book about grief and the death of his father, it detours throug
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