This funky, rude, unpretentious first novel traces the short, funny, and furious career of a group of working-class Irish kids who form a band, The Commitments. Their mission: to bring soul to Dublin!
A thirty-one-year-old rock 'n' roll guitarist decides to get married, only to begin an affair with Gretchen, a New York poet. He finds himself torn between letting his dreams die and having a steady gig.
