Words Best Sung
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"I very much enjoyed this debut novel. If you're a fan of Billy Liar, going down to London and the Kinks, so will you. #smashing" - Andy Miller, author 'The Year of Reading Dangerously'. ------ "Hilarious, touching, romantic...a really cracking read." Sally Lindsay ------ For as long as he could remember, Alastair had dreamed about two things: steam engines, and Charlotte, the tomboy from the top of the street. ------ But when he starts work on the railway, steam is just a few years from extinction and Charlotte has run away to the bright lights, leaving Alastair hopelessly in lust with gorgeous but uptight Mary. ------ After a seaside brawl leads to his pal playing drums for one of the hottest R&B groups in the country, at a concert with The Beatles, The Kinks and The Rolling Stones, a boys' adventure to the capital proves a revelation in more ways than any of them could ever have imagined. ------ "A lovely, heartfelt story" Dave Johns, star of the Ken Loach Palme d'Or and Bafta-winning film 'I, Daniel Blake' ------ "So evocative and lovingly written" Nat Luurtsema, author 'Girl Out of Water'------ "A love-letter to Nottinghamshire" - Chloe Campbell, Left Lion magazine ------ "Cracking debut...plenty of laugh-out-loud lines...will be loved by anyone with a fondness for the Swinging Sixties" - John Baird, Nottingham UNESCO City of Literature ------ "A nostalgic coming of age gem that'll transport you back to the Sixties" - NottsLit blog ------ "A pitch-perfect example of how sound can be represented on the page." - Words About Music, Chipping Norton Literary Festival 2018
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