{"product_id":"davidmitchellutopiaavenue","title":"David Mitchell - Utopia Avenue","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by David Mitchell. Themes include Fiction, Science Fiction, Dystopian, Performing Arts, Music.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A stand-out triumph' - \u003ci\u003eThe Sunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eThe spectacular new novel from the bestselling author of Cloud Atlas and The Bone Clocks, 'one of the most brilliantly inventive writers of this, or any country' (\u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cb\u003eUtopia Avenue might be the most curious British band you've never heard of.\u003c\/b\u003eEmerging from London's psychedelic scene in 1967, folksinger \u003cb\u003eElf Holloway\u003c\/b\u003e, blues bassist \u003cb\u003eDean Moss\u003c\/b\u003e, guitar virtuoso \u003cb\u003eJasper de Zoet\u003c\/b\u003e and jazz drummer \u003cb\u003eGriff Griffin\u003c\/b\u003e together created a unique sound, with lyrics that captured their turbulent lives and times. The band produced only two albums in two years, yet their musical legacy lives on.This is the story of the band's brief, blazing journey from Soho clubs and draughty ballrooms to the promised land of America, just when the Summer of Love was receding into something much darker - a multi-faceted tale of dreams, drugs, love, sexuality, madness and grief; of stardom's wobbly ladder and fame's Faustian pact; and of the collision between youthful idealism and jaded reality as the Sixties drew to a close.\u003cb\u003eAbove all, this bewitching novel celebrates the power of music to connect across divides, define an era and thrill the soul.\u003c\/b\u003eDavid Mitchell's seven novels include \u003ci\u003eCloud Atlas\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Bone Clocks\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been shortlisted twice for the Booker Prize and lives in Ireland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57935636955510,"sku":null,"price":8.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781444799439.jpg?v=1767531047","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/davidmitchellutopiaavenue","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}