My Old Kentucky Bookclub : The Alternative Hero by Tim Thornton

Is it possible to review a rock-n-roll novel without referencing High Fidelity?No. But at least it's over and done with, and we can get on talking about Tim Thornton's keen debut, The Alternative Hero. Clive Beresford is a thirty-something Londoner whose life consists of working a menial job, getting tight as often as possible and wondering where it went wrong. A music fanatic since his teens, he is particularly obsessed with Thieving Magpies, the one band that succeeded in providing meaning to...

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