
Beatles and Beacons
by Fran Raya
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Pub Date 28 Jan 2024 | Archive Date 17 Jul 2024
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Description
Once upon another time, about a million songs ago, there lived a musical group on a teenager’s bedroom wall. These persons raided her queendom on an ordinary October day, through her dad’s Bakelite wireless. The song they sang was a tuneful newness and she helped it touch number seventeen in a memorable chart of yesterday, specifically 1962.
Take a trip across the 1960s through the eyes and mind of Rebecca Beacon, who is twelve years old when she becomes aware of The Beatles, at the very beginning of their ascendancy. Her teenage years are exciting but also saturated with angst and harsh realities, made bearable by her icons as she finds her own musical identity.
This semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age story will strike a nostalgic chord for fans of the same generation, but also for the many admirers of the band, who are too young to have witnessed Beatlemania in full flow.
A Note From the Publisher2>
Fran Raya lives in Manchester. Her career has predominantly been in music and she has performed throughout Europe – notably as the support act for Eric Clapton on his Scandinavian tours in the 1980s. Her poetry has been published in numerous anthologies and as a result was awarded her own book, Thoughts of the Poet. She has also had a series of supernatural thrillers published with The Book Guild.
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A semi-autobiographical, coming-of-age story following a young girl who becomes aware of The Beatles at the very beginning of their rise to fame.
Through the eyes of a teenager, journey back to the 1960s for a intimate perspective on the iconic decade in music and culture.
This book will strike a chord with readers of the same generation, as well as younger music fans who may not have experienced 'Beatlemania' at the time.
Available Editions
EDITION | Ebook |
ISBN | 9781835740071 |
PRICE | £3.99 (GBP) |
PAGES | 248 |
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