Roddy Doyle's sequel to the seminal "The Commitments" is called "The Guts" and it's about Jimmy Rabbitte's life 25 years later.
This month's Book Club choice is "The Guts" by Roddy Doyle. It's the sequel to "The Commitments" which he published in 1987 and which went on to be a really successful film. Borrow the book from the Library now and meet up on Wednesday, 19th March to talk about it.
It's been getting good reviews, for example see the New York Times Book Review from January 2014. To get a taste for the original 'Commitments' watch the following BBC clip.
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