In the tradition of james ellroys the black dahlia and joyce carol oatess blonde the song is you conjures a heady brew of truth and speculation of fact and pulp fiction taking the reader on a dark tour of tinseltown from movie studios gala premieres and posh nightclubs to gangsters blackmailing b girls and the darkest secrets that lie behind hollywoods luminous facade at the center of it all is hop a man torn between cutthroat ambition and his own best intentions. The critically lauded arthur phillips and his fourth novel the song is you is a 21st century meditation on love and music that washes the reader in poetic prose and imagery but ultimately amounts to old wine in a new bottle or for me just plain old bullshit phillips writing is amazingly good and its on constant display throughout. Called one of the best writers in america by the washington post the bestselling author of prague delivers his finest work yet in the song is you it is a closely observed tale of love in the digital age that blurs the line between the longing for intimacy and the longing for oblivion. Julian donahue is in love with his ipod each song that shuffles through that greatest of all human inventions triggers a memory there are songs for the girls from when he was single theres the one for the day he met his wife to be and another for the day his son was born but when his family falls apart even music loses its hold on him and he has nothing. Bonus this edition contains a the song is you discussion guide and excerpts from arthur phillipss the tragedy of arthur prague the egyptologist and angelicaeach song on julians ipod that greatest of all human inventions is a touchstone there are songs for the girls from when he was single theres the one for the day he met his wife to be theres one for the day his son