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The Forest Is the Path

By: Gary Lightbody
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You’re falling through time so all I can do is fall with you.

The numbness had set in long before I sat at your bedside. But even with senses impaired as the flight touches down at Belfast City I can somehow still feel the screeching of wheels on tarmac scorching something deep into me.

Gary Lightbody's phenomenal companion to Snow Patrol's No.1 Album of the same name is a remarkable work of narrative writing.

The Forest is the Path explores some of the main themes of the album; time, home, love, death and life, and serves as a prequel to the record, telling the story of his dad Jack's death. It tracks the journey he went on – a journey whose end seemed to unlock a part of Gary that had been dormant until he started to write songs again.

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I listened to this beautifully written book in one go. I am gutted. It brought up so many emotions that I realize I haven’t dealt with in almost 7 years of my mom being gone. I thought I was the only one feeling some of these things.

Beautifully written book

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I really enjoyed the raw beautiful and honest words. I would highly recommend this book. Gary did an amazing job writing and reading his beautiful journey .

Raw and Beautiful

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Now I love the album even more. First book to move my soul in a long time. A true blessing.

What poetic truth

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If you like Snow Patrol this is a must read, it makes the songs of the new album shine in a whole new light. However even if you’ve never heard a single Snow Patrol song in your life, the account of the process of grief had Gary Lightbody shares is as raw and poetic as grief itself. As someone who went through the loss of a parent in the last year this book specially read by the author had me clinging to every word feeling the rollercoaster of emotions.
Art can heal.

Healing from grief

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A book that can reflect back the grief we all experience at some point, in a myriad of ways. It made me feel a lot less lonely with the grief I carry. Thank you Mr. Lightbody for the honesty and openness.

The Forest is the Path

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I loved the honesty and poetry of the book—- can’t imagine anyone else besides Gary to write and read this. Thank you, Gary.

Like a conversation with a good friend.

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Raw honest funny lyrical real new. Give yourself the gift of this time with one of the best poets and musicians of his generation. I thought it was simply magical.

Best listen of a lifetime.

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A great heartfelt depiction of the feelings you get when losing a parent. A beautiful story that becomes therapy to some. I had to play it twice . And will play it more.So good.

Worth listening to if you ever lost a loved one

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Gary shares his heart, and it’s worth hearing whether you’re a big fan or not!

Perfect portrait of an artist

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