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Marc Bolan Killed in Crash: A Musical Novel of the 1970s
Paperback
General FictionLiterary Fiction
Publisher Price: $20.00
ISBN13: 9780984253944
Publisher: Trouser Press Books
Published: Apr 20 2020
Pages: 406
Weight: 1.19
Height: 0.90 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In Marc Bolan Killed in Crash, an ordinary schoolgirl in 1972 London is pulled into the world of a fading rock star and becomes the secret weapon in a plan to revive his career.
As playful glam rock is busy upending the bluesy and serious sounds of the late '60s, 15-year old Laila Russell makes a serendipitous entry into the cutthroat music business via a handbag accidentally left on the Tube. Laila picks it up and takes it home, hoping to locate the mysterious - and attractive - woman who it belongs to.
The mysteries of sex and songwriting, connivance, fame, family, and the music business collide to bring Laila to a high-flying life she could never have imagined. But there are consequences. Filled with detailed and knowing musical history as its backdrop, Marc Bolan Killed in Crash is a colorful romp through an extraordinary era of chart pop.
Written with a deep knowledge of the city, its music and its vernacular, the story draws together a number of colorful characters whose shifting loyalties, ambitions and status come to a head with two stunning acts: one of betrayal, the other of violence.
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