“Hellwache Bettgeschichte, großartig!” (Petra) Steve McQueen hat unter seinem Namen zu leiden, denn er ist alles andere als ein Filmidol: Er ist ein Musiker in einer Londoner Garagen-Band, wie es sie zu Tausenden gibt. Mit über dreißig Jahren sollte er endlich sein Erwachsenenleben in die Hand nehmen. Das denkt zumindest seine Freundin, die ihm ein Ultimatum stellt: Entweder hat McQueen in sechs Monaten einen Plattenvertrag oder er ist Single.
This is a story of an ordinary girl's transformation from awkward 80s suburban pop geek to 90s jet-set pop goddess. It's about the embarrassments of growing up and experimenting with who you are and how pop music is both the comic and life-affirming soundtrack that runs through it all. Different for Girls is for anyone who ever sang into a hairbrush and slow-danced to Spandau Ballet's True. It's about growing up with Look-In and Jackie magazine and daubing your hair with poster paint to look more like Toyah Wilcox. It's about bad perms, bad boyfriends and the nagging feeling that no man will quite measure up to Nick Heyward from Haircut One Hundred. It's also about the journey from bad band to great band, from gigs in toilets to gigs in stadiums with all the mistakes, joys, disappointments and successes in between. It's a journey which starts with a 12-year-old perfecting her dance routine to Kate Bush's Wuthering Heights in front of TOTPs and ends, almost 20 years later, with the same girl having REM's Michael Stipe sing happy birthday to her on a warm summer's evening accompanied by 70,000 strangers.
A quirky and stylish feel-good novel about high stakes, lost love, and poker from the bestselling author of GOODNIGHT STEVE MCQUEEN.
The mysterious disappearance of Claire's older brother, Daniel, raises unsettling questions as he vanishes right before Christmas. Despite being married and successful, his sudden absence leaves Claire grappling with various possibilities: could he have been killed, kidnapped, or simply walked away from his life? As she searches for answers, the story delves into themes of family dynamics, the pressures of success, and the hidden struggles that can lead someone to disappear without a trace.
Danny McQueen's day job in the local specialist video shop is only a way to pay the rent until the current incarnation of his band makes it big. Danny's been coasting along like this for years, and sees no reason to change. Until his girlfriend Alison is offered a job in Bruges and issues him with an ultimatum: he has six months to get a recording contract, get a proper job, or get a new girlfriend. Suddenly Danny needs to decide where his heart really lies.