Rare Singles

‘A heartwarming summer read’ independent.co.uk

Benjamin Myers (Author)

Rare Singles

‘A heartwarming summer read’ independent.co.uk

Benjamin Myers (Author)

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A warm, tender and funny story about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the magic of soul music

'A book of rare charm by a writer who understands the magic of music' Ian Rankin
'An entertaining tale of grit, fecklessness and Northern Soul' Daily Telegraph
'The book you didn't know you need' Bobby Palmer
'A tale of soul music and second chances' Guardian
'The laureate of friendship, a chronicler of unexpected, transformative connection' Wendy Erskine
'A meditation on grief, love, and the redemptive power of music' Observer

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A warm, tender and funny story about unlikely friendships, second chances, and the magic of soul music

'A book of rare charm by a writer who understands the magic of music' Ian Rankin
'An entertaining tale of grit, fecklessness and Northern Soul' Daily Telegraph
'The book you didn't know you need' Bobby Palmer
'A tale of soul music and second chances' Guardian
'The laureate of friendship, a chronicler of unexpected, transformative connection' Wendy Erskine
'A meditation on grief, love, and the redemptive power of music' Observer

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Dinah has always lived in Scarborough. Trapped in an unhappy marriage, her one release comes at her town's Northern Soul nights, where she gets to lose herself in the classics.

Over in Chicago, Bucky Bronco has been down on his luck since the loss of his beloved Maybellene. The best he can hope for is to make ends meet, and try and stay high. But then an invitation arrives, from someone he's never met, to come to somewhere he's never heard of. In need of the cash, Bucky boards a plane.

And so he finds himself in rainy Scarborough, where everyone seems to know who he is - preparing to play for an audience for the first time in nearly half a century...

Wise, hilarious and profound, Rare Singles is an unforgettable story about the power of music and friendship to bring us back to ourselves.

Product details

Published	01 Aug 2024
Format	Ebook (Epub & Mobi)
Edition	1st
Pages	224
ISBN	9781526671882
Imprint	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing

Author

Benjamin Myers

Benjamin Myers was born in Durham in 1976. He is t…

An entertaining tale of grit, fecklessness and Northern Soul ... reflects the author's dedication to Northern stories, and his knack for making them come alive

DAILY TELEGRAPH
Vivid as a Polaroid snapshot ... A charming hymn to the power of music ... A book of affection that takes joy in its main characters and their passions, about pain, loss and the possibility of redemption

OBSERVER
Myers is the laureate of friendship, a chronicler of unexpected, transformative connection ... So how beautiful to read something so affirming and full of light, and to have music, ephemeral as it might be, presented as precious and transformational

WENDY ERSKINE
Lovely to spend time with two characters I really wished could be real ... A book of rare charm by a writer who understands the magic of music

IAN RANKIN
A book that captures just why music is so magical. Music pulses throughout a novel that, in part, reads like a love letter to the timeless American classics of Chess Records, Stax and Motown ... If you want a heartwarming summer read, I definitely suggest you give Rare Singles a spin

independent.co.uk
A story that takes joy in its characters and their passions ... Myers's descriptions of the northern soul scene carry the passion of a true believer

GUARDIAN, Book of the day