Perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid & A Star is Born, get swept away to the summer of love with this unforgettable, escapist hit… _________________________________________________________________ Perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid & A Star is Born, get swept away to the summer of love with this unforgettable, escapist hit… _________________________________________________________________ ‘If you enjoyed Daisy Jones and The Six, this will be a big hit with you too’ Red ‘Utterly transporting’ Stylist The summer of 1969: Rising singer-songwriters Jane Quinn and Jesse Reid looked untouchable. Captivating crowds in festival meadows, lighting up turntables, intoxicating fans from coast to coast. It was a connection that inspired the greatest love songs. But nothing lasts forever. Beneath the hits that made them, a dark secret threatened to break them. Now it’s time to hear the whole story, finally revealed in Jane’s iconic album, Songs in Ursa Major . . . _________________________________________________________________ ‘Moving from New York to Los Angeles to Greece and the Grammys . . . a furious page turner’ Booklist ‘A fabulous read . . . ideal if you liked the movie A Star is Born’ Good Housekeeping ‘Splashy, engrossing reading. SONGS IN URSA MAJOR pure sun-soaked summer fun’ Kate Quinn ‘A love letter to the ‘70s music industry, but it’s so much more than that. It’s a brilliant examination of creativity, sacrifice and what we do for art’ Katherine Heiny ‘Emma Brodie perfectly channels the languorous romance of the time and the beautiful struggle of an artistic soul trying to break free . . . I got chills’ Kevin Kwan, #1 bestselling author of Crazy Rich Asians ‘Utterly transporting, it’ll inspire a folk-tinged soundtrack for the summer’ Stylist ‘A fabulous read . . . ideal if you liked the movie A Star is Born’ Good Housekeeping ‘A gorgeous, one-gulp novel about two star-crossed singers that’s full of sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll . . . And if you enjoyed Daisy Jones And The Six, this will be a big hit with you too’ RED ‘This alluring debut has an Almost Famous vibe” People, Book of the Week ‘Sexy, atmospheric, and entertaining — this novel is pure joy on the page’ Christina Baker Kline, #1 bestselling author of Orphan Train ‘Oh, I loved this! The atmosphere. The drama. Jane Quinn has singing in her blood and we follow her rollercoaster music career alongside a love story that you will keep rooting for . . . This has such a cinematic feel; I hope it is snapped up for a film or boxset’ Nina Pottell, PRIMA, June Book of the Month ‘Moving from New York to Los Angeles to Greece to the Grammys… Brodie's debut is a furious page turner, meditating on the glittering beast of fame’ Booklist ‘In the vein of Daisy Jones and the Six and The Final Revival of Opal and Nev, Songs In Ursa Major is an intoxicating chronicle of the music industry, inspired largely by the love affair between artists Joni Mitchell and James Taylor’ Elle ‘This book brings the reader behind the scenes of recording studios and offers a love letter to the ‘70s music industry, but it’s so much more than that. It’s a brilliant examination of creativity, sacrifice and what we do for art’ Katherine Heiny, author of Early Morning Riser ‘Splashy, engrossing reading. Songs in Ursa Major is pure sun-soaked summer fun’ Kate Quinn, bestselling author of The Alice Network An escapist historical fiction romance for 2022, perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid Emma Brodie is an Executive Editor at Little Brown’s Voracious imprint. In her ten years in book publishing, she’s worked at Trident Media Group, William Morrow, and Clarkson Potter, where she authored over twenty gift books and games. Emma is a longtime contributor to HuffPost and a faculty member at Catapult, Co. Songs in Ursa Major is her debut novel. An escapist historical fiction romance for 2022, perfect for fans of Taylor Jenkins Reid *Pre-empted at the height of lockdown, this is a book that swept us all away from the first page *Also acquired by Knopf in the first big fiction deal in the US since the climate shifted – they’ll be launching very ambitiously as a lead title *Full of atmosphere, sun-soaked hedonism, rock ‘n’ roll edge and an electric love story, Ursa Major is the perfect escapist read for summer 2021 *Fans of The Girls by Emma Cline & Daisy Jones and the Six will be captivated *International rights sold in multiple territories, & film rights have also been snapped up, in competitive bidding, to Village Roadshow Pictures *Partly inspired by the relationship between Joni Mitchell and James Taylor, we’re publishing to coincide with the 50th anniversary for Joni Mitchell’s classic album, Blue Competition: The;the;Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo;Paper Palace;Malibu Rising;Daisy Jones and the Six;Book Lovers;Sorrow and Bliss;Last Night;Final Revival of Opal and Nev;Idol;No-Show;Club. by;Taylor Jenkins Reid;Candice Carty-Williams;Dawn O’Porter;David Nicholls;Emily Henry;Elizabeth Gilbert;Louise O’Neill
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