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Songs in Ursa Major



by
Emma Brodie

Edition
Hardcover edition
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Imprint
Knopf (Adult)
ISBN
9780593318621
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Language: Strong Language , Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse , Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse , Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes
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The year is 1969, and the Bayleen Island Folk Fest is abuzz with one name: Jesse Reid. Tall and soft-spoken, with eyes blue as stone-washed denim, Jesse Reid’s intricate guitar riffs and supple baritone are poised to tip from fame to legend with this one headlining performance. That is, until his motorcycle crashes on the way to the show.

Jane Quinn is a Bayleen Island local whose music flows as naturally as her long blond hair. When she and her bandmates are asked to play in Jesse Reid’s place at the festival, it almost doesn’t seem real. But Jane plants her bare feet on the Main Stage and delivers the performance of a lifetime, stopping Jesse’s disappointed fans in their tracks: A star is born.

Jesse stays on the island to recover from his near-fatal accident and he strikes up a friendship with Jane, coaching her through the production of her first record. As Jane contends with the music industry’s sexism, Jesse becomes her advocate, and what starts as a shared calling soon becomes a passionate love affair. On tour with Jesse, Jane is so captivated by the giant stadiums, the late nights, the wild parties, and the media attention, that she is blind-sided when she stumbles on the dark secret beneath Jesse’s music. With nowhere to turn, Jane must reckon with the shadows of her own past; what follows is the birth of one of most iconic albums of all time.

Shot through with the lyrics, the icons, the lore, the adrenaline of the early 70s music scene, Songs in Ursa Major pulses with romantic longing and asks the question so many female artists must face: What are we willing to sacrifice for our dreams?

POTENTIALLY SENSITIVE AREAS
Language: Strong Language , Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Drug Use/Abuse , Drugs/Alcohol/Tobacco: Alcohol Abuse , Sexual Content: Strong Sexual Content/Themes

Details

Format

Print

Page Count

336

Trim Size

9 3/10" x 6"

Dewey

F

AR

0: points 0

Genre

Fic

Scholastic Reading Counts

0

JLG Release

Aug 2021

Book Genres

Realistic Fiction

Topics

Musicians. Singers. Motorcycle accidents. Romance. Rock and roll. The 1970s. Music bands. Drug addiction.

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Praise & Reviews

The Horn Book

Book publishing veteran Brodie offers a Sixties-set debut featuring rising vocal star Jane Quinn, who links her fate and her heart to folk legend Jesse Reid before discovering a dangerous secret underlying his music. Inspired by the relationship between James Taylor and Joni Mitchell; film rights sold.

Praise & Reviews

The Horn Book

Book publishing veteran Brodie offers a Sixties-set debut featuring rising vocal star Jane Quinn, who links her fate and her heart to folk legend Jesse Reid before discovering a dangerous secret underlying his music. Inspired by the relationship between James Taylor and Joni Mitchell; film rights sold.

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