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''Charming, sad, comic... the funniest, truest rock biopic yet'' Observer

Daniel Weir used to be a famous - not to say infamous - rock star. Maybe still is. At thirty-one he has been both a brilliant failure and a dull success. He''s made a lot of mistakes that have paid off and a lot of smart moves he''ll regret for ever. He has gone from rags to riches and back, and managed to hold on to them both, though not to much else. His friends all seem to be dead, fed up with him or just disgusted - and who can blame them? As he contemplates his life, Daniel realises he has only two problems: the past and the future. He knows how bad the past has been. But the future - well, the future is something else.


Praise for Iain Banks:

''The most imaginative novelist of his generation'' The Times

''His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers'' Ken MacLeod, Guardian

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      Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/06/2013
      ISBN13: 9780349139258, 978-0349139258
      ISBN10: 0349139253
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      ''Charming, sad, comic... the funniest, truest rock biopic yet'' Observer

      Daniel Weir used to be a famous - not to say infamous - rock star. Maybe still is. At thirty-one he has been both a brilliant failure and a dull success. He''s made a lot of mistakes that have paid off and a lot of smart moves he''ll regret for ever. He has gone from rags to riches and back, and managed to hold on to them both, though not to much else. His friends all seem to be dead, fed up with him or just disgusted - and who can blame them? As he contemplates his life, Daniel realises he has only two problems: the past and the future. He knows how bad the past has been. But the future - well, the future is something else.


      Praise for Iain Banks:

      ''The most imaginative novelist of his generation'' The Times

      ''His verve and talent will always be recognised, and his work will always find and enthral new readers'' Ken MacLeod, Guardian

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