{"product_id":"praying-for-rain-by-a-bone-dry-well-lyrics-poems-prose-july-september-2025-9798268013580","title":"Praying For Rain By A Bone-Dry Well: - Lyrics, Poems, Prose: July-September 2025 -","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Murphy\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Subjects \u0026amp; Themes - Political \u0026amp; Protest\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraying For Rain By A Bone-Dry Well \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA collection of three lyric, poem and prose anthologies of the Irish singer\/songwriter \u003cb\u003ePaul Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e. This volume contains his last works, July-September 2025, and contains a sweeping range of tales in song, ballad, narrative and folk forms. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe material here comprises the volumes '\u003cb\u003eI Forgot To Say'\u003c\/b\u003e (July 2025), '\u003cb\u003eThe Lights Are Almost Out\u003c\/b\u003e' (August 2025), and '\u003cb\u003eA Farewell, Of Sorts\u003c\/b\u003e' (September 2025), and collates all the known prose and lyric writings of Paul Murphy during that time, except for the stand-alone, 100,000-word novel-in-song '\u003cb\u003eFaded\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003eStardust'.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e80 works created by a semi-paralysed man in just 92 days, and, amazingly, whilst working commensurately on a 1,200-verse song. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMany of the pieces herein reflect the more sombre side of life: broken relationships; social injustice; persecution of the individual, and of agencies of goodwill; emotional upheaval; enforced famines, and, given that their author knew he had lost his 10-year battle against a muscle-wasting auto-immune disorder, mortality. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlso included is an amalgamated essay, '\u003cb\u003eLast Curtain Down\u003c\/b\u003e', detailing the composition circumstances and back-stories to each song; alternate, unused covers; online promotional artworks; and photographs of the original handwritten manuscripts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMoving, heartwarming, emotive, thought-provoking and, occasionally, disquieting, this anthology collates some of the finest lyrical works of a master songwriter whose narrative talent burned bright until his last line was written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic Books","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46332410003607,"sku":"9798268013580","price":1939.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798268013580.webp?v=1768726167","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/praying-for-rain-by-a-bone-dry-well-lyrics-poems-prose-july-september-2025-9798268013580","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}