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Irish Times
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Irish Times
Our Song by Anna Carey: A romantic and heart-warming love story
Our Song Author : Anna Carey ISBN-13 : 978-1399742382 Publisher : Hachette Books Ireland Guideline Price : £15.99 In the noughties, the now-defunct school reunion website Friends Reunited was credited with rekindling teenage romances and opening the Pandora's box of wistful memories. (It was simultaneously castigated as a marriage wrecker, but that's another story). Anna Carey's charming and tender first novel for adults is a clever friends-reunited-type story, yet the second-chance nostalgia of it is founded on something far more interesting and rewarding than sentimental curiosity. Laura McDermott gave up her dreams of turning music into a career, because that's what grown-ups do. But Tadhg Hennessy, her old flame and former college bandmate, didn't. Fifteen-odd years later, she is working at an ad agency and he has become a wealthy, stadium-playing star, adored for his heartfelt love songs and 'sweet but spiky guitar pop'. [ Anna Carey: I needed to remember what it felt like to make stupid romantic choices. So I unearthed my teenage diaries ] Laura's fiance, Dave, believes being in a college band is like playing five-a-side football: 'You do it for fun, but you know you're never going to play for Real Madrid.' Yet, once you've imagined yourself on the pitch at the Bernabéu or on stage at Glastonbury, a fragment of the dream lingers, even if – as in Laura's case – you don't consciously realise it. READ MORE Just as Laura is blindsided by being made redundant not long after breaking up with Dave and moving out of their shared flat, she gets an unexpected email: Tadhg wants to discuss a song they wrote together years earlier. When they meet, it soon becomes clear that an incomplete song is the least of their unfinished business. The romantic and heart-warming love story that follows is given added depth by Carey's nuanced exploration of creative endeavour, and how the joy and exhilaration of creativity can become dulled by the demands of life – or slip away entirely. The reader meets Laura at many ages, from her school days in 1999 through to 2019, and one of this book's many pleasures is how authentically she matures from shy teenager to warm, witty adult. Carey's pop-culture references are spot-on, and the writing is shot through with self-deprecating humour and honesty. When 17-year-old Laura first meets Tadhg, she reflects on how lovely it is to have a proper crush, because 'it adds a pinch of glitter to everyday life'. The same goes for Our Song.
Daily Mail
18-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Will Ferrell's son Magnus hits back at nepo baby claims as he says 'I still had to show up' after he paused college for record deal
Will Ferrell 's son Magnus has hit back at nepo baby claims as he said 'I still had to show up' after he paused college for a record deal. The actor's son, 21, is an aspiring musician and despite not getting into his college USC's songwriting program, Magnus kept pursuing his passion on the side before deciding to take a break from eductaion to pursue a record deal. And while Magnus appeared to have built a musically-inclined reputation in his fraternity, his father is one of his biggest mentors, withthe two even hosting DJ sets together. Speaking to US Weekly magazine at iHeartRadio's 102.7 KIIS FM Wango Tango, Magnus admitted that he has had opportunities in the industry because of his famous parents. He told the publication: 'Sure, there's been opportunities, and I've gotten extra opportunities because of my parents, but I still had to show up for the occasion.' 'I still feel like I have to prove myself, and I'm going to continue to prove myself just because it's what I love to do, and I obsess over it. The actor's son, 21, is an aspiring musician and despite not getting into his college USC's songwriting program, Magnus kept pursuing his passion on the side before deciding to take a break from eductaion to pursue a record deal 'I know I can't think about anybody else besides the music, and I'm excited to show the world Will is dad to three sons, whom he shares with wife Viveca Paulin, 55, – Magnus, Mattias, 18, and Axel, 14. Magnus is a Sigma Alpha Mu at USC where his dad was a member of Delta Tau Delta. Last year he asked his famous father to step in and DJ a set at one of his fraternity parties. In a TikTok video, the alumni of the USC class of 1990 could be seen clapping alongside students to Survivor's Eye of the Tiger as he manned the DJ booth. Ferrell was outfitted for the Trojan Family Weekend party, wearing his headphones on top of his backward USC cap. Magnus, who has played instruments since he was five, describes his music as 'groove therapy' because he finds his passion to be 'therapeutic.' Speaking to US Weekly magazine at iHeartRadio's 102.7 KIIS FM Wango Tango, Magnus admitted that he has had opportunities in the industry because of his famous parents Ferrell is dad to three sons, whom he shares with wife Viveca Paulin, 56, – Magnus, Mattias, 18, and Axel, 15, pictured here in 2017 He led the crowd in spirited chants before the USC Trojans took on the Arizona Wildcats. Earlier last year, it was revealed that the veteran film actor is making the move to scripted television in a series for Netflix. The actor is set to portray a veteran golfer who becomes the face of a controversial new league in the show called Golf. The show will see Ferrell returning to the sports comedy genre, which he explored in Semi-Pro (2007) and Blades Of Glory (2008).
