Greatest Hits: From the bestselling author of The Versions of Us - Rilegato

Barnett, Laura

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ISBN 10: 1474600204 ISBN 13: 9781474600200

Casa editrice: W&N, 2017

Riassunto

FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE VERSIONS OF US

'Like Curtis Sittenfeld or Kate Atkinson' THE TIMES

'Barnett excels herself in this mesmerising ballad of a book...Greatest Hits is not just about music, it's about people: their ambitions, friendships and flaws. An absolute must read' STYLIST

Alone in her studio, Cass Wheeler is taking a journey back into her past. After a silence of ten years, the singer-songwriter is picking the sixteen tracks that have defined her - sixteen key moments in her life - for a uniquely personal Greatest Hits album. In the course of this one day, both ordinary and extraordinary, the story of Cass's life emerges - a story of highs and lows, of music, friendship and ambition, of great love and great loss. But what prompted her to retreat all those years ago, and is there a way for her to make peace with her past?

' A wonderful story - soulful, tender and full of hope - SUNDAY MIRROR

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Recensione:

The mother/daughter relationship is the most moving aspect of this excellent book, and as Cass becomes a mother herself the novels asks, to what extent can harmful patterns by broken? This engaging, emotionally charged novel about music, motherhood and mental illness deserves to be a hit. (THE OBSERVER)

Barnett has that rare talent, like Curtis Sittenfeld or Kate Atkinson, of building up the mundane aspects of everyday life until they acquire meaning. (THE TIMES)

Barnett excels herself in this mesmerising ballad of a book.. an authentic account of the true cost of laying oneself bare as a female artist in an industry where double standards reign. (STYLIST - BOOK WARS)

Barnett's portrait is unusually perceptive, a mixture of evocative detail and sharp reportage that feels fresh to read (SUNDAY TIMES)

Barnett's style is poetic, perceptive and so fully realised it reads like an exceptionally well-written biography of a real person.. A fascinating, occasionally sobering, portrait of fame. (DAILY MAIL)

For fans of Laura Barnett's debut novel, The Versions of Us, her next novel Greatest Hits is no disappointment.. Barnett proves once again that she can master the art of storytelling and weave a complex, enticing plot into 400 pages. (THE INDEPENDENT)

this is a wonderful story - soulful, tender and full of hope (SUNDAY MIRROR)

has a wisdom and a harmony that are satisfying (THE GUARDIAN)

the overriding melody in this seductive novel is the pleasure and pain of living a creative life. (SUNDAY EXPRESS)

Everybody's talking about Greatest Hits. (GOOD HOUSEKEEPING)

Descrizione del libro:

The new novel from Laura Barnett, author of the number one bestseller The Versions of Us

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• Editore: W&N
• Data di pubblicazione: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1474600204
• ISBN 13: 9781474600200
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 464