Songs In Ursa Major
โ Scribed by Emma Brodie
- Publisher
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Year
- 2021
- Tongue
- en-US
- Weight
- 203 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN
- 1524712035
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โฆ Synopsis
**A Bustle Must-Read Book
A transporting love story of music, stardom, heartbreak, and a gifted young singer-songwriter who must find her own voice --"pure sun-soaked summer fun" (Kate Quinn, bestselling author of The Alice Network).
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The year is 1969, and the Bayleen Island Folk Fest is abuzz with one name: Jesse Reid. Tall and soft-spoken, with eyes blue as stone-washed denim, Jesse Reid's intricate guitar riffs and supple baritone are poised to tip from fame to legend with this one headlining performance. That is, until his motorcycle crashes on the way to the show.
Jane Quinn is a Bayleen Island local whose music flows as naturally as her long blond hair. When she and her bandmates are asked to play in Jesse Reid's place at the festival, it almost doesn't seem real. But Jane plants her bare feet on the Main Stage and delivers the performance of a lifetime, stopping...
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