Espedair Street

Espedair Street

1987 • 249 pages

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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 had 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.


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The best book about a fictional rock band ever written. Warm and funny it is probably the best thing Banks ever wrote and also my own favourite novel. Ever.

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