THE DEBUT NOVEL BY JAMES FRONTMAN, TIM BOOTHMeet Seth Brakes. Musician. Reluctant romantic. Inherent troublemaker. Addict.And three hundred and twenty days sober.After a near-death experience, Seth is carving a new path for himself. Having reformed the band – the infamous Lucky Fuckers – things are looking up for Seth: gigs are falling back into the diary, he’s in love and finally getting back to what he enjoys most: writing music.That is until his past starts to creep up on him . . .A dark comedy that is painfully honest, original and dynamically told, When I Died For the First Time is a raw account of a man tested his uppermost limits, hitting legendary highs and crashing to catastrophic lows. It’s a tale of second chances, love lost and gained, and coming back to yourself: a story that stays with you long after you’ve turned the last page..
