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A review by jmatkinson1
Songs in Ursa Major by Emma Brodie
5.0
When nascent star Jesse Reid has a motorbike accident minutes before his set at a folk festival, local band The Breakers are rushed onstage to perform. They catch the eye of a talent scout from a major label and the band, including singer Jane Quinn, are set for stardom. Riding on the coat-tails of Jesse's success and his romance with Jane is great until suddenly it isn't and Jesse and Jane both have secrets that destroy their relationship. Maybe Jane's response to their break-up, an album called Songs in Ursa Major, can heal.
There have been a slew of books about fictional female rock stars of the late sixties over the past few years and this is up with the best of them. Jane is a feminist figurehead but the story is not stridently political, it is a coherent and sensitively written narrative in which drug addiction and mental health are drivers. I enjoyed the story and listened to the message.
There have been a slew of books about fictional female rock stars of the late sixties over the past few years and this is up with the best of them. Jane is a feminist figurehead but the story is not stridently political, it is a coherent and sensitively written narrative in which drug addiction and mental health are drivers. I enjoyed the story and listened to the message.