Summary
Having been sacked from his university teaching job, Ed has returned to his home town to pick up the threads of his old life with his friends and ex-girlfriend, Jeannie, in the Northern Sky folk music club. His dream is to play with them again, making music like his hero Nick Drake - and maybe even a little money. But know-it-all Matt O’Malley is now running the club and has ambitious plans for them that involve contracts and record deals. Can Ed get in on the act, or does O’Malley have a hid…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780340715697 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0340715693 |
| Author: | Mark Radcliffe |
| Publisher: | Hodder & Stoughton |
| Imprint: | Hodder Paperback |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 13 July 2006 |
| Weight: | 220g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 128mm x 197mm |
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Praise for SHOWBUSINESS:
Funny, touching, true. If you love music, you will love this book - Fran Healy
A thoroughly satisfying read and a great snapshot of the world it depicts. - Paul Armfield, Ottakar’s Isle of WightPraise for SHOWBUSINESS:‘Lancashire s answer to Nick Hornby. If Mark Radcliffe ever gets bored with Djing, there s a highly promising career as a writer waiting for him - The Mirror‘Hilarious stuff - Independent on Sunday A love letter to pop music. Mark Radcliffe is the sharpest DJ that Radio One has ever had by some considerable distance - The Sunday TimesMark Radcliffe
Mark Radcliffe was born in Bolton. He is currently employed by the BBC to talk between records on Radio 1. He is married, has two daughters, lives in Cheshire, supports Manchester City F.C. and drinks in the George and Dragon.
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