Bootleg Stardust
eBook - ePub

Bootleg Stardust

A Novel

  1. 304 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Bootleg Stardust

A Novel

About this book

Daisy Jones & the Six meets Nick Hornby in this uplit debut novel about a young musician who auditions for a band and is suddenly catapulted into the wild world of rock and roll stardom, where nothing is quite what it seems. Sometimes you have to hit rock bottom on your way to the top. It's 1974. The music world is rocking with bellbottoms, platform shoes, and lots and lots of drugs. This year's sensation is an American band called Downtown Exit and their latest album has just gone gold.For high school dropout Levi Jaxon, things aren't so great. After bouncing around foster homes for years, he's living in his best friend's basement. His dream is to someday be a rock star, but he has a problemā€”his own band has just broken up.In an uncanny stroke of luck, Levi lands an audition for Downtown Exit, who are now recording their second album at Abbey Road Studios. He arrives in London and aces his audition, only to learn he's not really in the band. No, Levi's job is to sit in the wings and cover for the band's real guitarist when he inevitably starts tripping on stage.Levi sticks with it, hoping to step into the role he's always dreamed of. But he must first navigate egos, jealousies, and deceptions. Frankie, the band's front man, has it out for him. And Levi has fallen for Ariadne, the band's photographer. All of them have their secrets, Levi included. And as the band tours through Europe and struggles to finish their new album, Levi comes face to face with unanswered questions from his past and the impossible price that fame demands.Utterly magical and transporting, Bootleg Stardust is a one-of-a-kind joyride about the power of music to bring people togetherā€”and break them apartā€”and the courage it takes to find your own voice.

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Information

Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Year
2021
Print ISBN
9781982144654
eBook ISBN
9781982144685

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Dedication
  4. Epigraph
  5. Chapter 1: The Blues Donā€™t Live Here No More
  6. Chapter 2: Sometimes Magic
  7. Chapter 3: Hello Juliet
  8. Chapter 4: 29 Streetlights
  9. Chapter 5: Between Life and Fantasy
  10. Chapter 6: Painted Ladies
  11. Chapter 7: Someday, Sunday
  12. Chapter 8: Sing, Sing My Song
  13. Chapter 9: Falling Up
  14. Chapter 10: Thatā€™s the Sound
  15. Chapter 11: Funny, How That Goes
  16. Chapter 12: The Other Side
  17. Chapter 13: Wine-Dark Sea
  18. Chapter 14: Flying Ever Faster
  19. Chapter 15: This Time Will Not Come Again
  20. Epilogue: St. Christopher and the Mermaids
  21. Acknowledgments
  22. About the Author
  23. Copyright