The Singer's Tale (Signed copy)
Signed by Carol Grimes
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Printing Details
First edition. Paperback. 23 × 15.5cm, 336pp.
Signed and dedicated by Carol Grimes to the half-title page
From the foreword, "This is a musical, political and social history spanning the 1940s and the war-torn London of Carol's birth, through schools, foster homes, teenage sex, cigarettes and listening to music on the jukebox in '50s seaside Britain. Sleazy studios and nefarious Nashville goings-on in recording studios in the '60s, from Nashville to Notting Hill, where roots reggae and reefers had become de rigueur against the backdrop of the rising punk era of the '70s. And all the while we occupy a ringside seat in our singer's imagined, and real, theatrical circus. It's a wild and unforgettable show.
The Singer's Tale is a confessional, an irreverent romp, bawdy and boisterous. It is a work of psychological astuteness offering an unflinching look at the terrible hurt, pain and sadness that we, as human beings, are capable of inflicting upon one another, and how we can learn from that. It is a celebration of life. Expect darkness and light, ugliness and beauty, comedy and tragedy."
Condition
Very good condition, with a little light ear to the edges, some very minor corner creasing to about three pages, and a small neat triangle snipped from the top corner of the half-title.
ISBN
9780993378164
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Price
£40.00
