Mitchell Library

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz and Best Friends: Malachy Talack and Andrew Meehan with Beth Cochrane

That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz and Best Friends: Malachy Talack and Andrew Meehan with Beth Cochrane
Tickets
£8.96
Dates and times
Sunday 9th Nov 2025
12:45pm
Age
Under 14s should be accompanied by an adult

✍ Modern & Contemporary Fiction, Romance

Producer and writer Beth Cochrane chairs a discussion between two authors, each with older protagonists experiencing unexpected friendship and love. 

In That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz by Malachy Talack, Jack is an old man, living alone in the cottage where he grew up. It’s here where, one evening, something appears on his doorstep. Something that throws off the rhythm of his solitary existence in the most profound way. This is a story of unlikely friendship, longing, the power of music and the pull of home. It is about a life revisited — and reimagined.

In Andrew Meehan’s Best Friends, we’re introduced to Ray and June. After lives spent picking up the pieces, he's not romantic material, and she's not even friend material. When it comes to learning how to be with other people at the age of 70-plus, they’re unlikely companions. Yet, as understanding blossoms into friendship, June and Ray find themselves slowly rediscovering the joy that's been missing from their lives for so long. The right person at the right time.

📚 Click here to purchase That Beautiful Atlantic Waltz and click here to purchase Best Friends from Waterstones

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