A soulful novel of heartbreak, hope, and the music that plays after midnightJack Flanagan plays piano in the last-lit corners of 1973 New York. His voice is gravel and velvet. His songs are about the woman who left, the drink he can’t quit, and the city that never quite loved him back.
Then she walks back into his life—and so does a record producer with promises of a second chance. But ghosts don’t fade just because the house lights do.
The Last Bar on Bleecker Street is a raw, poetic tribute to the loners, the lovers, and the dreamers who never stopped playing. Set in the smoky dive bars of Greenwich Village and scored with the ache of jazz and the echo of lost chances, Kevin McManus’s novel is a must-read for fans of Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Carson McCullers—and anyone who’s ever fallen in love with the wrong song at the right time.
Perfect for fans of gritty literary fiction, music-driven storytelling, and nostalgic New York tales.
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‘A raw, aching ballad of a book. Jack Flanagan might just be the best character never to cut a record—until now.’ — Creem Magazine, March 1973
‘Like Dylan locked in a bar with Tom Waits and Carson McCullers. A smoky, bruised masterpiece.’ — WBAI 99.5 FM Late Night Book Beat
‘The kind of novel you find under your barstool, scribbled on a napkin, half-wet with bourbon—and you thank God you did.’ — Village Voice, April 1973
Genre: Romance
Then she walks back into his life—and so does a record producer with promises of a second chance. But ghosts don’t fade just because the house lights do.
The Last Bar on Bleecker Street is a raw, poetic tribute to the loners, the lovers, and the dreamers who never stopped playing. Set in the smoky dive bars of Greenwich Village and scored with the ache of jazz and the echo of lost chances, Kevin McManus’s novel is a must-read for fans of Jack Kerouac, Charles Bukowski, Carson McCullers—and anyone who’s ever fallen in love with the wrong song at the right time.
Perfect for fans of gritty literary fiction, music-driven storytelling, and nostalgic New York tales.
Read free with Kindle Unlimited.
‘A raw, aching ballad of a book. Jack Flanagan might just be the best character never to cut a record—until now.’ — Creem Magazine, March 1973
‘Like Dylan locked in a bar with Tom Waits and Carson McCullers. A smoky, bruised masterpiece.’ — WBAI 99.5 FM Late Night Book Beat
‘The kind of novel you find under your barstool, scribbled on a napkin, half-wet with bourbon—and you thank God you did.’ — Village Voice, April 1973
Genre: Romance
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