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The bestselling novel available digitally for the first time outside Australia and New Zealand!
"An affectionate exploration of music, fame, and finding the things that matter." - The Age
"Filled with acute observation, humor, and tenderness." - Penguin Australia
"Here, Nick Earls has tightened his focus and widened his emotional range." - Readings
Curtis Holland was the keyboardist for Butterfish, the hugely popular Australian pop-rock outfit whose debut album (remember those?) sold millions of copies but whose third album sold only dozens. After completing their final, poorly attended tour, Curtis thinks a re-imagining is in order -- or at least a re-prioritization. A quiet house in the suburbs. A deepened relationship with his brother. An exploration of the production side of music: behind the scenes, behind the boards, behind the bands.
An existence that is as un-rockstar-like as they come.
But the music, and life, call. Getting to know the family next door is just plain neighborly, and soon he will find himself knife-shopping with Kate, helping to prepare and consume dinner. And learning more about her son Mark's hobbies, including raising exotic pets, if not hell.
And then there's Annaliese, 16 and beguiling. A firework combination of wit, ambition, beauty, and hormones with aspirations far beyond the quiet suburbs.
Quiet, that is, until Butterfish lead singer Derek shows up.
Once again, Nick Earls delivers a novel that is funny, warm, and true.
Genre: General Fiction
"An affectionate exploration of music, fame, and finding the things that matter." - The Age
"Filled with acute observation, humor, and tenderness." - Penguin Australia
"Here, Nick Earls has tightened his focus and widened his emotional range." - Readings
Curtis Holland was the keyboardist for Butterfish, the hugely popular Australian pop-rock outfit whose debut album (remember those?) sold millions of copies but whose third album sold only dozens. After completing their final, poorly attended tour, Curtis thinks a re-imagining is in order -- or at least a re-prioritization. A quiet house in the suburbs. A deepened relationship with his brother. An exploration of the production side of music: behind the scenes, behind the boards, behind the bands.
An existence that is as un-rockstar-like as they come.
But the music, and life, call. Getting to know the family next door is just plain neighborly, and soon he will find himself knife-shopping with Kate, helping to prepare and consume dinner. And learning more about her son Mark's hobbies, including raising exotic pets, if not hell.
And then there's Annaliese, 16 and beguiling. A firework combination of wit, ambition, beauty, and hormones with aspirations far beyond the quiet suburbs.
Quiet, that is, until Butterfish lead singer Derek shows up.
Once again, Nick Earls delivers a novel that is funny, warm, and true.
Genre: General Fiction
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